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Uruguay tobacco dispute heats up

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

Uruguay, a focus of ICIJ’s “Smoke Screen,” a series this week on tobacco industry lobbying in developing nations, is back in the news with

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Overview

By Marina Walker Guevara

Tobacco is the most widely smuggled legal substance, and it's trafficking fuels organized crime and corruption

The expert: listen to John Colledge

By ICIJ

Listen to John Colledge
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Class-action suit challenges Massachusetts foster care system

By Susan Ferriss

New York advocacy group says state is not protecting kids in foster care

FACT CHECK: Conservative Group Distorts Hagel’s Record

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: American Future Fund goes too far in ad against defense secretary nominee.

Interior secretary-nominee no stranger to D.C. political landscape

By Michael Beckel

REI's lobbying has increased dramatically under Sally Jewell.
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Federal initiative to help schools recognize youth sex trafficking

By Susan Ferriss

Students can be exploited more if they are suspended or expelled for misbehavior and left unsupervised alone.

E-cigarette maker fires up lobbying efforts

By Reity O'Brien

Manufacturers of smoking alternative faces new government scrutiny.