The politics of energy: Nuclear power

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2003 — On May 28, 2003, two chairs sat empty at a Las Vegas hearing called by Nevada's U.S. senators to assess conc

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"… rious mergers now owns 10 power plants and operates 17 nuclear reactors in Illinois and Pennsylvania, had six contacts with the group. According to federal di …"

Bush's carbon dioxide flip-flop came through staffer who had lobbied for car-exhaust

By Nathaniel Heller and M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2001 — President Bush's decision to abandon his campaign pledge to limit carbon dioxide emissions was routed through a

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part three

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — The goal of Texas Governor George W. Bush's advisers in the early days of the campaign was to make him the man t

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"… Having nurtured a close relationship with House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois, shes helped coordinate a policy agenda between the Bush campaign and cong …"

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Wal-Mart’s mysterious missing exit signs: A tritium health risk?

By Marina Walker Guevara

What do Home Depot, the Mormon Church, and the U.S. Coast Guard have in common? Answer: Radioactivity. According to the Nuclear Regulatory

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"… nuclear power plants around the country, most notably Braidwood Station in Illinois, which experienced several leaks between 1996 and 2006. Some of the radioa …"

"… limits, but the leaks prompted lawsuits by area residents and the state of Illinois against the plant’s operator, Exelon Corp. …"

Despite Tucson and rising needs, mental health takes a back budget seat

By Amy Biegelsen

States have cut $2.1 billion from their mental health budgets over the last three fiscal years, and more slashing is expected in coming week

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"… s for 14,500 seriously mentally ill individuals.The Center reports that in Illinois and Ohio non-Medicaid services outside of hospitals will hardly be availab …"

Wall Street quietly creates a new way to profit from homeowner distress

By Fred Schulte

Gladys Walker, a retiree on Social Security, owed less than $1,000 in overdue property taxes on her modest Florida home. So why did Bank of

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"… en happening,” said Robert Lawless, a law professor at the University of Illinois and expert on consumer credit issues.Government officials often don’t ev …"

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Cheers! Beer tax break brews bipartisanship

By Alexis Simendinger

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"… have become the first tax increase imposed on beer producers in 32 years. Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Michigan recently floated similar proposals, a …"

Fannie’s favorite son

By Matthew Lewis

The federal rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is just waiting for the president’s signature at this point, but that doesn’t mean th

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"… e Mae-identified individuals have given $66,899 to the junior senator from Illinois, according to data obtained from the Center for Responsive Politics. Hilla …"

IG: No special favors for Illinois bank owned by Senate hopeful’s family

By Julie Vorman

Politics did not delay federal bank regulators’ closing of Broadway Bank in Chicago, an institution owned by the family of Alexi Giannoulias

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"… arack Obama’s former Senate seat.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Illinois regulators shut Broadway Bank on April 23, 2010, three months after orderi …"

"… or inappropriate influence,” the inspector general report said. In fact, Illinois bank regulators said they made the enforcement order public earlier than u …"

"… senior loan officer at his family’s Broadway Bank before he was elected Illinois state treasurer in 2006. Some polls show Giannoulias tied with Republican …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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