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Unearthing Unpublished Reports to Congress from Federal Agencies: The Birth of a New Journalism Research Technique

By Michael Ravnitzky Nearly all federal agencies provide reports to Congress.  Most reports fall into one of four general categories: Periodic reports produced as a statutory obligation for an oversight or appropriations Committee in the House or Senate; One-time reports … Continue reading

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Logjam at CDC – School Mold Help.org request for CDC to update mold info to correspond with that produced by the World Health Organization – July 2009 & the results of communication with Dr. Paul L. Garbe – Chief of Air Pollution & Respiratory Branch

Reqest to CDC to update is included at the end of this post. Since January, 2009, The Center for School Mold Help has engaged in a writing campaign to alert President Obama and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading

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Affordable Housing Institute – Essential actors in affordable housing delivery

10/13/09 By: David A. Smith Excerpt Last week in Washington, as part of the World Habitat Day activities, AHI – in partnership with the National Housing Conference as host and the Housing Partnership Network as a co-sponsor – issued and … Continue reading

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EPA says Ford Motor Co. likely to remove arsenic-laced soil in Ringwood by next month

By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk October 20, 2009 After a four-year battle, Ford Motor Co. is likely to remove by next month arsenic-laced soil found in Ringwood State Park that was attributed to paint sludge the company dumped decades … Continue reading

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WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE, ANYWAY? – ‘Who’s my landlord?’ – A bill before City Council would reveal the people behind each LLC – City Limits.org

By Nekoro GomesOctober 19, 2009 Mike Grinthal, a staff attorney with South Brooklyn Legal Services who often finds himself working for tenants and trying to locate the owners behind an apartment building’s limited liability corporation, describes the inspiration for a … Continue reading

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