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Human smuggling networks linked to terrorist groups

Pauline Arrillaga and Olga R. Rodriguez of the Associated Press reviewed court records from Mexico and the United States as part of an investigation into "the many pipelines in Central […]
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Cable barriers fail to prevent deaths

Scott North, Diana Hefley and Lukas Velush of The (Everett, Wash.) Herald used Washington state transportation data to show that a stretch of I-5 where a cable barrier separates the […]
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Loophole endangers drivers in Canada

Kevin McGran of The Toronto Star used federal and provincial records to show that "if you rent a U-Haul, you've got a 50-50 chance of getting a truck that won't […]
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Drug lobby spends millions to influence legislation

A team from The Center for Public Integrity reports on spending by the pharmaceutical and health products industry on lobbyists. "The drug industry's huge investments in Washington — though meager […]
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Dog owners receive majority of tickets

Chris Barge of the Boulder Daily Camera analyzed city animal enforcement records to show that "roughly seven out of every 10 tickets written by Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks […]
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Data shows heart attack death numbers declining

Stephen Smith of The Boston Globe used state data to show that "deaths from heart attacks in Massachusetts dropped by 24 percent in eight years," a decline doctors attributed to […]
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Study finds high levels of pollutants in Calif. family

Douglas Fischer of Alameda Newspaper Group spent nine months investigating chemical pollutants in a family that "lives at one end of the consumer-chemicals spectrum — they eat organic, avoid common […]
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Investigation uncovers purchase card problems

Steve Lackmeyer and Ryan McNeill of The Oklahoman analyzed a never-completed 2002 audit of Oklahoma's purchase card system. They found that for, "17 of the 20 agencies with cards at […]
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Analysis finds atypical campaign finance expenditures

Michael Cass of The Tennessean reports on an analysis of 2004 disclosure forms for all Tennessee legislators, which found political expenses in places not typically incurred. One expense was for […]
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Companies tied to bureau donate heavily to Republicans

Mark Naymik and Joseph L. Wagner of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer analyzed state campaign contributions to show that "top Ohio Republican officials and political committees have received millions of dollars […]
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