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Chamber of Horrors – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce must be stopped. Here’s how to do it – Eliot Spitzer

Note – The US Chamber of Commerce, along with the Manhattan Institute, paid to have the oft times debunked American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s Mold Guidance for physicians translated into “easy speak” so it could be distributed to … Continue reading

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Toys to Toxic Waste: New Report Details Corporations that Skirt Responsibility and Shun Consumer Safety to Save Money

Washington, DC – As the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform holds their annual summit – an event dedicated to championing corporate misconduct and evading accountability – a new report released today details true stories of corporations that knew their … Continue reading

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Your New Condo Leaks? Join the Club

Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times;Tony Cenicola/The New York Times FIX IT PLEASE The boards of both the Slate Condominiums, above, in Manhattan, and the Broadway Arms in Brooklyn filed suit against the sponsors for defects. October 25, 2009 By … Continue reading

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Veterans seek coverage related to Agent Orange exposure – new bill would give treatment to all who served in Vietnam

October 25, 2009 By Brian Tumulty WASHINGTON — When Wayne Rademaker underwent prostate cancer surgery in 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied him coverage, even though he’d been exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam in 1969. The water that … Continue reading

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Unearthing Unpublished Reports to Congress from Federal Agencies: The Birth of a New Journalism Research Technique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