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  1. July 02, 2009

    Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News Network

    Center Joins New Nonprofit Investigative News Network WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2009 — The Center for Public Integrity has joined with nearly two dozen other nonprofit news organizations nationwide in announcing plans for creation of a new Investigative News Network for watchdog journalism. Read more

  2. June 30, 2009

    Center Elects Five New Members to its Board of Directors

    Center Elects Five New Members to its Board of Directors WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2009 — The Center for Public Integrity’s board of directors has elected five new members representing diverse backgrounds in investigative journalism, new media, public service, and business. Read more

  3. June 29, 2009

    Tobacco, Terrorism, and Illicit Trade

    Tobacco, Terrorism, and Illicit Trade WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2009 — China leads the world in contraband cigarette production, with Paraguay and Ukraine also fueling billion-dollar black markets, according to a new report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a project of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Read more

  4. June 26, 2009

    Podcasts

    Podcasts The Public I podcast series, hosted by Bill Buzenberg, features our reporters and sources discussing the Center's latest investigations. Read more

  5. June 25, 2009

    New Rankings Released of Financial Disclosure Standards for State Legislators

    New Rankings Released of Financial Disclosure Standards for State Legislators WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2009 — Two Southern states — Louisiana and Mississippi — made the biggest strides in the Center for Public Integrity’s latest financial disclosure rankings for state legislators, but 20 out of the 50 states still received a failing grade and three of those states have no disclosure requirements at all. Read more

  6. June 24, 2009

    The Center in the News

    The Center in the News The latest media coverage of Center projects: Read more

  7. June 15, 2009

    Thousands of Free Trips Taken by Pentagon Staff

    Thousands of Free Trips Taken by Pentagon Staff WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2009 — Despite the Pentagon’s hefty budget, Department of Defense personnel routinely accept free flights, accommodations, and hospitality from private and foreign interests that do business with the Pentagon, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of thousands of travel disclosure records. From 1998 through 2007, the Center’s year-long analysis found, outside sources paid for more than 22,000 trips worth at least $26 million. The travel was sponsored by an array of companies, foreign governments, and other groups. Read more

  8. May 21, 2009

    The Climate Lobby’s Mushrooming Growth

    The Climate Lobby’s Mushrooming Growth WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2009 — As Congress focuses this week on landmark legislation to reduce global warming, nearly 140 new businesses and interest groups — led by a diverse array of technology firms — have joined in the already intense lobbying on climate change, according to "The Climate Lobby’s Nonstop Growth," a new analysis by The Center for Public Integrity. Read more

  9. May 05, 2009

    Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown?

    Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown? WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2009 — The top subprime lenders whose loans are largely blamed for triggering the global economic meltdown were owned or backed by giant banks now collecting billions of dollars in bailout money, according to Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown?, a new investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Read more

  10. April 01, 2009

    Dramatic Decline in Defense Contracting Fraud and Corruption Cases, Center Finds

    Dramatic Decline in Defense Contracting Fraud and Corruption Cases, Center Finds WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2009 — The number of defense contracting fraud and corruption cases sent by government investigators to prosecutors dropped precipitously under the Bush administration, even as contracting by the Defense Department almost doubled, according to “Fraud Cases Fell While Pentagon Contracts Surged,” a new investigative story by the Center for Public Integrity. Read more

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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