Will the Citizens United ruling let Hugo Chavez and King Abdullah buy U.S. elections?

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

While political observers have dissected much of yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,

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FedEx fails to deliver for drivers

By Amy Biegelsen

Faux corporate directors stand in for fraudsters, despots and spies

By Gerard Ryle and Stefan Candea

As they lobby for a tax holiday, some big multinational players say they've got plenty of cash on hand

By John Aloysius Farrell and Aaron Mehta

FACT CHECK: John Boehner’s big stretch on small business

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Analysis — U.S. interests at risk in six Mideast nations

By Barbara Slavin

Snapshots of six pivotal nations: Turmoil in Middle East threatens U.S. interests in short term even if more democratic governments emerge..

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Operation 'targeted killings'

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The Truth Left Behind: Inside the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl

By Asra Q. Nomani and Barbara Feinman Todd

Arrested Italian cell sheds light on Bin Laden's European network

By Leo Sisti and Maud S. Beelman

'Tell them nothing till it's over and then tell them who won'

By Philip Knightley

Excerpts from this story referencing "Abdullah":

"… ize, sitting on top of one fifth of the world’s known oil reserves. King Abdullah, who has ruled officially since 2005 and de facto since 1995, is progressi …"

"… us on Saudi succession and preventing disruptions to Saudi oil production. Abdullah is 87 and in poor health; his half brother and crown prince, Sultan, is al …"

An interrogation role model

By Yossi Melman

U.S. picked up tactics — including torture — from Israeli intelligence

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Delay in opening U.S. embassy in Iraq

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U.S. official says government wasted $6-8 billion in Iraq reconstruction

By Zach Toombs and Aaron Mehta

Inadequate planning for post-invasion Iraq

By The Center for Public Integrity

Operation 'targeted killings'

By Yossi Melman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Abdullah":

"… fold was removed, he was in a room with portraits of King Hussein and King Abdullah on the wall. Jabour was back in Jordan, the land of his birth. Jordanian a …"

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Jakarta's intelligence service hires Washington lobbyists

By Andreas Harsono and Nathaniel Heller

Former Indonesian president's foundation served as conduit for push to overturn ban on military cooperation

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Water and politics in the fall of Suharto

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Paterson looks to shake up New York ethics laws

By Caitlin Ginley

New year for ethics in New York?

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Public health suffers as Indonesia ignores calls for tobacco reform

By Andreas Harsono

Excerpts from this story referencing "Abdullah":

"… id Ali, BIN's second-in-command.The Gus Dur Foundation's secretary, Ihksan Abdullah, also denied any knowledge of the foundation's involvement with BIN. "Fran …"

"… we have this much money? How could we pay $30,000 per month?"According to Abdullah, the foundation was established in January 2005, two weeks after the Asian …"

"… ernational lobbying. We never had a meeting in which we talked about BIN," Abdullah told ICIJ."Companies worldwide conduct due diligence when signing contract …"

"… due diligence when signing contracts, especially with foreign firms," said Abdullah, a lawyer with his own firm. "I think this [contract] was signed without G …"