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  1. October 26, 1999

    CPJ Draws Attention to Threats on Gorriti

    WASHINGTON, October 26, 1999 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has protested a campaign to defame Gustavo Gorriti, ICIJ member and associate editor of Panama's La Prensa newspaper, which CPJ said was being promoted by government officials and a group calling itself the "Committee for Freedom of Expression in Panama." Read more

  2. October 20, 1999

    Elizabeth Dole, Inc. — Now She Can Focus On Her Lucrative Public Speaking

    October 20, 1999 — Following the blueprint of her husband and fellow presidential hopeful, Bob Dole, the one-time president of the American Red Cross had a very lucrative career in which her appearances earned her at least $1.6 million since the beginning of last year, usually at $40,000 per event. Read more

  3. October 06, 1999

    Coelho Failed to List $300,000 Loan

    October 6, 1999 — Tony Coelho, the chairman of Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign, did not report a now-controversial $300,000 personal loan on a federal financial disclosure report that he signed on June 11, 1998, the Center for Public Integrity has learned. Read more

  4. October 02, 1999

    Toxic Deception

    October 2, 1999 — On the Friday before Labor Day 1998, with much of official Washington already on its last summer trek to seashore or home congressional district, a brief statement appeared in the Federal Register. Only a paragraph long, the notice was six years in the making. The Environmental Protection Agency had, at last, finished its study on the risks of dry cleaning and the availability of safer alternatives. Read more

  5. October 02, 1999

    Investigation, Audit Reveal Past Mismanagement By Gore’s Campaign Manager

    WASHINGTON, October 2, 1999 — On May 11, praising "his leadership skills and strategic vision," Vice President Al Gore named Tony Coelho general chairman of Gore 2000, his presidential campaign organization. "Tony has been a great leader in every endeavor he has undertaken - government, business, and as an advocate for the disabled," Gore said in the news release announcing the appointment. The release went on to describe Coelho as, among other things, "a successful businessman." Read more

  6. October 02, 1999

    Coelho Tapped Government Resources To Repay Personal Loan

    October 4, 1999 — Tony Coelho, the chairman of Vice President Al Gore’s presidential campaign, used government employees and resources to raise funds to help repay a $300,000 personal loan that he obtained from a Portuguese bank, the Center for Public Integrity has learned. Read more

  7. September 30, 1999

    Commentary: Citizen Muckraking

    September 30, 1999 — With 6 billion people on the planet and 270 million living in the United States, who can blame anyone for thinking that one person can’t make a difference? But don’t believe it for a second. Read more

  8. August 13, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: Mr Wong: Pirate or law-abiding citizen

    BATAM ISLAND, Indonesia, April 13, 1999 — "Why should I continue this night business life if he is really the mastermind of the pirates?" Ayu Nani Sabri demanded, plopping her size-three figure into an old sofa inside a dimly lit karaoke bar in Batam. Read more

  9. August 05, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: Wages of War

    LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — Two decades of fighting have destroyed Afghanistan's normal economy. In its place has grown a criminal economy based on drugs and smuggling, which has proven so lucrative for Afghanistan's warlords that they have little incentive to try to restore legitimate agriculture or industry. Read more

  10. August 05, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: Final Offensive?

    LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — Since the failed peace talks, the Taliban have been massing their forces along a wide east-west arc 20 kilometres north of Kabul. They are launching what they hope will be a final offensive against the Northern Alliance, the last force standing between them and complete control of Afghanistan. Read more

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