Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

By Joe Eaton, Elizabeth Lucas and David Donald

High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… significant change” in a film mammogram. Casano, after waiting through a Christmas break, repeated the test at a digital facility. That test came up clear. C …"

"… diately see if the image has been taken properly. “I had to wait through Christmas and New Year’s even, knowing that I had significant changes. That to me …"

Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… ory about her son, Matt, when he was a toddler. As the two of them ran pre-Christmas errands and encountered a succession of Santa Clauses in their hometown of …"

The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… veloped mesothelioma after sanding and painting her asbestos tile roof for Christmas over a period of years. “It’s not important how intense the exposure i …"

"… d not look especially ill or seem to be in pain.His house wasdecorated for Christmas. His partner and stepdaughter served coffee and cake and tried hard to pre …"

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Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

The U.S. industry’s powerful lobbying arm has wasted no time quietly making its case to Congress — with a little help from Sen. Jeff Bingama

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"… this new process.”The policy change, he said, “was on the industry’s Christmas list for 25 years, but they finally got it” under the first Bush adminis …"

The hidden history

By Kristen Lombardi

The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal

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"… ill is believed to be the largest ever of its kind. Just three days before Christmas, a billion gallons of ash-laden slurry burst out of a Tennessee Valley Aut …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By The Center for Public Integrity

When George W. Bush was inaugurated on the Capitol steps in January 2001, the coal industry, which had contr

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"… members’ costs, thereby fattening their bottom lines. Three days before Christmas in 2000, for example, NMA challenged new Black Lung benefits regulations i …"

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Mining groups seek to delay SEC's conflict mineral deadline

By Amy Biegelsen

Powerful players in the international mining industry are asking for more time to respond to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s contro

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"… sues and because the SEC proposal was released on Dec. 15, just before the Christmas holiday. “The comment period falls at a time of the year when many compa …"

Commentary: Judiciary should let sunshine in to reduce public skepticism

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2001 — More than any time in recent memory, the American people have reasonable doubts about the integrity of the judici

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"… y M. Kennedy clinked glasses with Vice President-elect Richard Cheney at a Christmas party in McLean, Va., and received the warm thanks of Republican revelers. …"

Family, agents decry "reckless" ATF gun operation on Mexican border

By Amy Biegelsen

Family of slain ATF agent testify at Congressional hearing on how guns slipped across border

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… , Ariz., gifts he had mailed to his family in Michigan arrived in time for Christmas.Complicating his death in the line of duty is the fact that two guns found …"

"… ofile of the murder weapon. Testimony from Terry’s family about the Christmas gifts and other details was the most emotional part of a hearing Wednesday …"

"… inst kingpins in Mexican drug cartels."Brian did ultimately come home that Christmas; we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to …"

"… ; we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to Christmas day," Terry's cousin told the hearing, flanked by the slain agent's mother …"

Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… operation. Operators are standing by, 17 hours a day, every day except for Christmas. More than 90 percent of the gun checks are resolved in a phone call that, …"

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