FACT CHECK: Bogus oil claims by Crossroads GPS

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Nonprofit group Crossroads GPS gets Obama administration energy policy facts wrong

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FACT CHECK: More U.S. drilling didn't drop gas prices

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FACT CHECK: GOP’s phantom job losses

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K Street lobbyists carry water for OPEC

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No claims of ignorance please

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Satellite photos declassified by the government depict fighting in Syria.

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Few options for Obama administration in Syria

By Laurel Adams

Grim torture tales from Syria

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Renditions vs. rights

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The price of independence: $1 billion

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Experienced watchdog appointed for U.S. spending in Afghanistan

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A veteran investigator fills one of ten vacant Inspector General jobs.

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Corruption still threatens U.S. efforts in Afghanistan

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Where are the watchdogs?

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Fraud cases fell while Pentagon contracts surged

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Science panel has “low confidence” in Homeland Security’s risk analyses

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"… chdog Project on Government Oversight (POGO), which supports his pick. The Department of State has gone almost 1,600 days without leadership, the most of any department. …"

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Accounting for limousines: A moving target

By Joe Eaton

Change in definition brought the government's limousine count down.

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Limousine liberals? Number of government-owned limos has soared under Obama

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Despite White House orders, agencies can't measure carbon footprint

By Alexandra Duszak

Federal fleet numbers in question again; first limos, now electric carts

By Joe Eaton

U.S. points finger, and arms exports, at human rights abusers

By Zach Toombs and R. Jeffrey Smith

The State Department decries repression in the countries where it promotes the purchase of U.S. weaponry.

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No unemployment worries for bank lobbyists in Washington, where business is booming

By Shirley Gao

U.S. may not reach 2013 deadline for securing nuclear materials

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U.S. stock market plunge followed Financial Stability Oversight Council warning

By Michael Hudson

Stock market plunge shows need for tough oversight of financial system, reformers say

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Company earned millions in defense contracts while making illegal sales to China

By Zach Toombs

United Technologies Corp. has admitted making false statements about its work on China's first attack helicopter.

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Senators suggest new penalties in Chinese helicopter probe

By R. Jeffrey Smith and Zach Toombs

Pentagon misreports or ignores long-term weapons costs

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Bouncing too much to find the enemy

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Lobbyists stage Capitol Hill dogfight over joint strike fighter engine

By Nick Schwellenbach

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US eases sanctions, allowing investment in Myanmar

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US allows investment in Myanmar, including oil and gas, in biggest rollback yet of sanctions

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Lombardi Named Nieman Fellow

Actual innocence

By Neil Gordon

So much travel in so little time

By Robert Brodsky

IMPACT: Sole witness doesn't show up at House subcommittee hearing on Solyndra

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Auditors say billions likely wasted in Iraq work

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Final US audit of reconstruction effort in Iraq says billions of dollars likely wasted

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

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Flaws in Iraqi police contract raise questions about Afghan effort

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Outsourcing the war

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Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort

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

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The special inspector general for Iraq tallies the loss of U.S. taxpayer funds at more than 11 percent of the billions spent

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Auditors say billions likely wasted in Iraq work

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Inadequate planning for post-invasion Iraq

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Waste, fraud and abuse commonplace in Iraq reconstruction effort

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Delay in opening U.S. embassy in Iraq

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Millions of dollars in U.S. aid wasted in Afghanistan

By Zach Toombs

Government watchdog finds many examples of failed construction projects.

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Afghan police training bedeviled by delays

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Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

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More waste found in Afghanistan as US heads for the exit

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The weekly watchdog: Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of State":

"… uncovered $12 million of grants for construction that was disbursed by the Department of State without adequate follow-up to ensure the money was being put to good use. …"

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