Tobacco company penalties may signal U.S. crackdown on industry practices overseas

By Traver Riggins and Ricardo Sandoval Palos

A flurry of federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assau

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"… d around the world is as old as tobacco itself,” said Stephen Swedlow, a Chicago-based lawyer who specializes in U.S. and Nigerian lawsuits against the tob …"

Hedge funds bet heavily on Republicans at end of election

By Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff

A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s el

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"… er who donated to various GOP committees was Ken Griffin, the president of Chicago’s Citadel Investment, which reportedly has also received a subpoena in t …"

"… n and his wife Anne (managing partner at Aragon Global Management, another Chicago hedge fund) gave a total of $500,000 in the election’s waning days to Am …"

"… Sen. Chris Dodd, the former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. The Chicago-based Griffin was even a “bundler” for Obama in the last election. In …"

Americans for Job Security — how a shadow group hustles for funds

By Peter H. Stone

Long-time GOP operative David Carney is hardly a household name like Karl Rove. But among Republican strategists and fundraisers in Washingt

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"… he envelope on the rules against coordination,” Black said, referring to Federal Election Commission rules barring candidates’ campaigns from working with outside groups tha …"

"… name also surfaced in a May complaint filed by a Norton supporter with the Federal Election Commission. In the complaint, Charles Grice, a former Colorado state official, accuse …"

"… t goes back years.In 2008, after Public Citizen filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, the agency’s general counsel recommended that the FEC find “reason to …"

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Pentagon improves security clearance process but focus on quality still needed, report says

By Laurel Adams

After falling behind timelines to complete security clearances for years, the Pentagon has finally caught up, but concerns with the quality

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"… ional Oversight Panel)* A long-awaited FDIC report on the Broadway Bank in Chicago attributes the bank’s failure to high-risk loans in commercial real esta …"

Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical

By Jim Morris

A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la

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"… lity of barely 1,000 people in McHenry County, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago — is striking in itself, given that malignant brain tumors occur in the …"

Recent bank closings reflect old trends

By Jeremy Borden

The abandoned cranes and empty Caterpillars say it all: U.S. commercial real estate development is crawling or at a standstill. The paralyz

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"… ted to cost the FDIC’s deposit insurance fund $58.9 million.ShoreBank in Chicago, was shut on August 20. Urban Partnership Bank, also in the Windy City, as …"

"… ith a special focus on providing loans and services to small businesses in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, ShoreBank was shut due to problems in its resident …"

"… conversion loans provided in many low-income communities. Located near the Chicago home of President Barack Obama, ShoreBank rose to prominence as it sought …"

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Obama’s new chief of staff sought to loosen post-Enron corporate reforms

By Michael Hudson

William M. Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and

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"… his first chief of staff. Emanuel left the White House to run for mayor of Chicago, an opportunity that arose when Daley’s older brother, Richard M. Daley, …"

"… st son of the late Richard J. Daley, the Democratic power broker who ruled Chicago as mayor from 1955 until his death in 1976.After earning a law degree, Wil …"

"… firms, and as president and chief operating officer of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago.In 1993, he went to the White House to work as special counsel to Presiden …"

A public with lots to tell EPA about coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

Diane Hofner had a banner full of pictures and a six-minute power point presentation to display what she calls “unsupervised” pollution — bl

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"… tizens showed up with props in hand in such locales as Denver, Dallas, and Chicago, to testify at a series of all-day hearings on a proposal by the U.S. Envi …"

EPA sets public hearings on coal ash disposal options

By Kristen Lombardi

Environmental advocates plan to organize citizens by the busload for a series of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency meetings on its propos

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"… power plants are being debated, such as in Denver, Co., on Sept. 2, and in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 8.Last May, after months of behind-the-scenes politicking, …"

The not-so-dangerous zones?

By Caitlin Ginley

An independent review panel found last week that the Center’s Great Lakes Danger Zones project was based on a Centers for Disease Control an

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"… ozen ‘areas of concern’ — including such major metropolitan areas as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee — may face elevated health risks from …"

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