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PA Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 20, 2009
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The civil case, filed Thursday in U.S District Court in Scranton, Pa., seeks to stop future drilling in the Marcellus Shale by Cabot Oil and Gas near the town of Dimock. It ...

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GAO Audit Provides Ammo for Both Sides (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 20, 2009
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Yesterday’s GAO report (PDF), looking at errors and inaccuracies in the first round of reports provided by recipients of stimulus money, is covered from a variety of angles. ...

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Editor’s View: When News Falls in the Forest (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 19, 2009
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On June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story included what turned out to be startling news. The Obama administration, we reported, was "strongly considering criminal ...

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Are the Criticisms of the Gov’s Stimulus Site Legit? (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 19, 2009
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Stimulus critics were abuzz this week flogging the federal Web site Recovery.gov for flaws in its first big data release. Problems ranged from confusing variation and gaps in ...

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GAO Takes Stock of Recovery.gov Stimulus Glitches (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 19, 2009
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by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 19, 2009 3:09 pm EST The Government Accountability Office released a report (PDF) today criticizing the quality of the data used ...

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Cash for Clunkers? Nope—Cash for Caulkers (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 18, 2009
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by Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica - November 18, 2009 1:20 pm EST Today’s roundup of stimulus reporting: The most visible success of the stimulus program so far, writes David ...

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Last Public Hearing on New York’s Gas Drilling Plan Tonight (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 18, 2009
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by Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica - A hearing tonight in Corning, NY marks the fourth and final public hearing on the state’s environmental review of natural gas drilling in ...

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What Health Care Reform Means for: Medicare Programs (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 17, 2009
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by Sabrina Shankman and Olga Pierce, ProPublica - November 17, 2009 10:21 am EST Using results from a questionnaire we did with American Public Media?s Public Insight Network, ...

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’s Dafna Linzer Discusses Gitmo Plea Deals (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 17, 2009
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by Mike Webb, ProPublica - Today, at 3 p.m. EST, reporter Dafna Linzer will appear on To The Point with Warren Olney on KCRW in Los Angeles to discuss her report about the ...

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Report: Stimulus Drives Right Past Motor City (Pending)

ProPublica | Nov. 16, 2009
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by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 16, 2009 12:33 pm EST Today’s extra-large roundup of stimulus coverage: Stimulus readers, rejoice: Today’s harvest of ...

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Slow Bank Failure Friday (Queued)

ProPublica | Nov. 21, 2009
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Despite a problem bank list brimming with about 400 institutions, the FDIC shuttered only one bank on Friday. The agency does not name the institutions on its problem list so ...

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Grading the Public Options That Already Exist

ProPublica by Sabrina Sahnkman | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Analysis)
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Pundits and politicians from both sides of the fence have been hollering themselves blue about a potential public health care option. Instead of relying on private insurers, ...

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