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The Lobbies at the Top
The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics documents spending on lobbying statewide, as reported by the entities seeking influence and the lobbyists they hire. In 2011, companies, advocacy groups and unions spent $220 million on lobbying in the state, a record high. One in four of those dollars targeted New York City officials. This project examines the biggest-spending lobbying clients and the most active lobbying firms and shows what they sought to win — and who actually came out ahead.
Tags: Lobbying; lobbyists; advocacy groups; New York City
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Islamophobia
In July 2011, WIRED.com ran a story about anti-Islam instructional material at the FBI from 2009 and earlier based on results of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The FBI told WIRED.com that the material had been removed from the FBI curricula. That statement prompted sources within the FBI with first-hand experience of ongoing anti-Islam teaching material to come forward to WIRED.com.
Tags: Islam; FBI; American Civil Liberties Union; anti-Islam; Islam
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No Show Policing
The police chief of one of New Jersey's largest cities billed taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars a year for off-duty "detail work", much of which was never actually performed. Subsequent reporting uncovered that a handful of influential officers, including the heads of both police unions, also enriched themselves in this way. Police records were also so sloppy that it appears taxpayers paid some officers double for working (or, in some cases, not working) the exact same hours.
Tags: taxpayers; police; off-duty; News Jersey
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ESPN Outside The Lines: AAU Investigation
Uncovering allegations of child molestation and other forms of sexual abuse by Robert Dodd, longtime president and CEO if Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), eventually resulting in the firing of Dodd from the organization.
Tags: sexual abuse; sex offender; aau; athletic; amateur; union; robert dodd;
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Pension Games
"The Tribune and WGN-Chicago teamed up in the series to uncover lucrative pension perks for union officials and in the process exposed how for decades lawmakers used the pension system for personal and political gain."
Tags: pensions
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Children of Bhopal
In 1984, the Union Carbide pesticides factory in Bhopal, India leaked 40 tons of the highly poisonous gas, methyl isocyanate. Fifteen thousand people died, and those who survived have "endured horrific health problems over the past 26 years." Because the factory was never cleaned up, residents (including children) who still live in the impoverished area are subjected to the poison daily.
Tags: India; pesticide; Dow Chemical; cricket; Union Carbide
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Birthdates Controversy
Government agencies and legislators in Oklahoma had fought unsuccessfully to make the birth dates of public employees confidential despite state open records laws. The investigation found that the state makes millions of dollars selling birth dates of regular citizens.
Tags: birthdates; open records; public employees; union; public
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Europe's Hiddin Billions
An investigation of the European Union's spending practices finds that less than 10 percent of allotted funding has reached the beneficiaries of Structural Fund projects. The stories also examine how it is nearly impossible for taxpayers to see how their money is being spent.
Tags: taxpayer; EU; European Union; finance; spending
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Above the Law
Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, corruption and impunity still pervades Russian politics. The series shows how high-ranking Russian officials wield power without fear of consequence in a nation without a durable rule of law.
Tags: Russia; corruption; Soviet Union; civil law; whistle-blow; impunity
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Europe's Hidden Billions
An investigation of spending by the European Unions questions whether there is proper oversight of taxpayer money. Although nearly impossible to track where EU money is spent, the Financial Times found that millions of euros are being siphoned off by organized crime syndicates. Additionally, many of the EU's programs meant to support under-developed countries no longer are serving that mission.
Tags: European Union; UNESCO; recession; spending; oversight