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Congressmen opposed stimulus, yet pleaded for funds

Thomas Burr and Matt Canham of The Salt Lake Tribune report that while Sen. Bob Bennett vocally opposed the stimulus bill, he simultaneously asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu "to pay […]
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Some of the worst roads bypassed by stimulus funds

Brad Heath of USA Today reports that "nearly $10 billion in stimulus aid to repair the nation's tattered highways has largely bypassed dozens of metropolitan areas where roads are in […]
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Massachusetts slow to discipline problem lenders

An investigation by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University (NECIR-BU) shows that regulators in Massachusetts have been slow to discipline problem mortgage brokers and lenders compared […]
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Delays on loan modifications leave many vulnerable to foreclosure

Many homeowners have struggled to obtain loan modifications through Litton Loan Servicing, according to a report by Mc Nelly Torres for ConsumerAffairs.com. Dozens of complaints against Litton have been filed with […]
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State looks to junk bonds to recover pension losses

Carolina Journal's Sarah Okeson reports that North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell is hoping to recover a potential $3.3 billion loss in the state's pension portfolio by investing in junk bonds […]
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Lax board, hazardous lending lead to bank's failure

Hazardous lending practices approved by the directors of Cape Fear Bank appear to have contributed to the bank's failure, according to a report by Stella M. Hopkins of The Charlotte […]
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Many bad bridges not receiving stimulus funds

"Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in […]
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Projects get stimulus funds despite limited economic impact

A report by Michelle Breidenbach of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) shows that in many cases stimulus funds funneled through the National Institutes of Health are going towards previously unfunded proposals […]
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Questions remain about Wisconsin's proposed high-speed train

An investigation by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students found gaps in one of the state’s biggest proposed stimulus projects: a half-a-billion-dollar high-speed passenger […]
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Property flipping took toll on Florida housing market

The Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune reviewed 19 million Florida real estate transactions to determine the impact of housing fraud on the collapse of the housing market. "The year-long investigation found that […]
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