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ProPublica: Articles and Investigations
- A Q&A About Our Investigation on Banks? Self-Dealing
published on 2010-09-02 17:05:57
by Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger Last week, in partnership with NPR's "Planet Money," we published an investigation about how Wall Street banks created fake demand in the run-up to the housing meltdown, increasing ... - Oil Sheen Reported After Another Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico
published on 2010-09-02 16:51:24
by Marian Wang 5:45 pm: This post has been updated. The Coast Guard reported today that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading in the Gulf after an offshore oil rig exploded and caught fire earlier today, about 200 miles west o... - Moody?s Escapes SEC Lawsuit, Now Moves to Shield Itself From Liability
published on 2010-09-02 12:36:46
by Marian Wang Sept 2: This post has been updated. Despite allegations that Moody’s Investors Service, one of the three major credit rating agencies, committed fraud when it failed to fix what it knew was an erroneous... - Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water
published on 2010-09-01 17:42:06
by Abrahm Lustgarten The federal government is warning residents in a small Wyoming town with extensive natural gas development not to drink their water, and to use fans and ventilation when showering or washing clothes in ... - The To-Do List Gets Longer for House Ethics Investigators
published on 2010-09-01 15:03:49
by Marian Wang Three House lawmakers -- two Republicans and one Democrat -- may soon be under investigation by the House ethics committee for potential links between their political fundraisers and subsequent votes on the f... - Loan Mod Profiles: In Trial Limbo
published on 2010-09-01 09:23:58
by Karen Weise The Acevedo family, of Staten Island, N.Y., has been in a trial loan modification for about a year. (Photo by Karen Weise/ProPublica) It all started after the father, Michael, an exterminator, seco... - Koch Industries Fought the Health Care Law, But Sought Funds From It
published on 2010-08-31 16:34:25
by Marian Wang Sept. 1: This post has been updated. In a post last week, we noted that David Koch, an American businessman and philanthropist, has given millions to cancer research while his company, Koch Industries, lobbie... - A.C. Thompson Discusses Disorder in New Orleans
published on 2010-08-31 16:29:59
by Mike Webb Last week, the ongoing, joint investigation by ProPublica, Frontline and the New Orleans Times-Picayune revealed that after Hurricane Katrina an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to... - New Gulf Compensation Chief Lags in Processing Claims
published on 2010-08-31 16:00:22
by Sasha Chavkin 6:27 p.m.: This post has been updated. Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusi... - FDA?s Findings on Salmonella-Linked Egg Farms: Mice, Maggots, Manure
published on 2010-08-31 11:51:46
by Marian Wang As we pointed out last week, the Food and Drug Administration -- the agency responsible for ensuring the safety of 80 percent of the nation's food supply -- rarely inspects farms, and does so "almost...