John Boehner: A pro-business agenda

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Caitlin Ginley

A pro-business agenda

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"… M. Boich — $48,100Wayne M. Boich, the CEO of the Boich Cos., a Columbus, Ohio-based coal firm, is Boehner’s third-biggest contributor, with at l …"

Border agents unwittingly freed suspects near border with weapons from federal sting

Border agents unwittingly freed suspects near border with weapons from federal sting

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"… l agents stopped two men driving a car through the border-crossing town of Columbus, New Mexico. Inside the vehicle was a cache of assault weapons, including …"

"… d as part of a Mexican cartel gun trafficking operation that also involved Columbus’ mayor and police chief, court records show.And one of the Ruger pistols …"

"… d across the border, even if it jeopardizes a criminal prosecution. In the Columbus case, a statement from the office of the New Mexico U.S. Attorney said tha …"

"… ound at a murder scene in Palomas on Feb. 8, it was a different murder.The Columbus, N.M., incident marks a rare instance in which federal officials acknowled …"

Southern Company dominates the climate lobbying scene

By Marianne Lavelle and David Donald

Southern Company, the nation’s largest electric power generator, also had the largest force of lobbyists among the hundreds of businesses an

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"… ok at the No. 2 power generator, American Electric Power, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, which actually has a more fossil fuel-intensive fleet and higher ca …"

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No guns in latest ATF raid were knowingly allowed to enter Mexico, prosecutor says

By Julie Vorman

A week after a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives whistleblower described how agents allowed hundreds of U.S. weapons to sl

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"… o Mexico.A federal indictment unsealed Thursday said the officials in tiny Columbus, N.M. conspired to buy guns favored by Mexican cartels such as AK-47-type …"

"… ough March 2011, authorities said. Twelve of the guns were found in Mexico.Columbus Mayor Eddie Espinoza and Police Chief Angelo Vega were among 11 defendants …"

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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"… -pollutant control legislation. Stuntz has also served on the board of the Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power since 1993.“I know this is a …"

Newt’s new money to fight climate change bill

By Marianne Lavelle

The world’s largest coal company and one of the nation’s top fossil-fueled power companies are among the leading donors so far this year to

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"… perhaps, is the $100,000 donation in May from American Electric Power, of Columbus, Ohio. Though the company is either the largest or second-largest source o …"

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The Center remembers Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2007 — "Fearless inquiry is essential to give people the knowledge that makes democracy possible and that keeps it s

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"… . He was also an assured member of the so-called Eastern elite.A native of Columbus, Ohio, and the son of a prominent historian, he was born Arthur Bancroft S …"

'Model workplaces' not always so safe

By Chris Hamby

Deaths and preventable mishaps recur in 'voluntary protection' club

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"… in VPP.In May 2009, the agency announced that American Packaging Corp.’s Columbus, Wis., plant had earned “Star” status. OSHA Area Director Kimberly Sti …"

"… on." The government also said it is weighing whether the operation in Columbus still meets the program's requirements.In the meantime, American Pack …"

Poor schools didn’t have enough time to plan spending of $3 billion stimulus windfall

By Corbin Hiar

$3 billion stimulus windfall to poorly-performing schools didn’t allow enough planning time

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"… ost successful when it had “teacher and union buy-in.” For example, in Columbus, Ohio, “district and union officials worked together to give SIG schools …"

A short history of exposing misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

An unlikely cast of characters has shone a spotlight on bad prosecutors, and on occasion, sparked reform

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"… on Wrongful Convictions, a position he still holds.In 1991, Martin Yant, a Columbus, Ohio, journalist, published his book Presumed Guilty: When Innocent Peopl …"

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