Massive backlog at patent office

By The Center for Public Integrity

Patent applications growing and high examiner turnover has created backlog in patent office that could stifle innovation and discourage inve

Mortgage industry whistleblower wins case against Bank of America

By Michael Hudson

Government awards mortgage whistleblower $930,000, job reinstatement

Excerpts from this story referencing "Labor":

"… mail and bank fraud” at the lender, a federal agency ruled Wednesday.The Labor Department ordered Bank of America Corp., which bought Countrywide, to pay …"

"… corporate reform law, Bank of America has 30 days to file an appeal with a Labor Department administrative law judge.In a news release, the Labor Departmen …"

"… al with a Labor Department administrative law judge.In a news release, the Labor Department said that Foster’s allegations included a claim that workers …"

"… illegal retaliatory tactics against this employee," Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels said in a statement. "This employee showed great courage re …"

New GOP House leader has many old ties to K Street

By The Center for Public Integrity

Rep. John Boehner's task of reducing lobbyists' influence on Congress is made more difficult with 14 former staffers now working for lobbies
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The shadow Pentagon

By Dan Guttman

Private contractors play a huge role in basic government work—mostly out of public view

Center report finds $362 billion in no-bid contracts at the Pentagon since 1998

By The Center for Public Integrity

Defense Department relies on contractors for services

Ask Wendell: How to find health insurance

By Wendell Potter

How to find affordable health insurance when options are limited
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FACT CHECK: Did Romney’s health care law kill jobs?

By FactCheck.Org

Perry campaign using statistics from a unverifiable conservative think tank, and using them often

ANALYSIS: 'ObamaCare' label is sticking

By Wendell Potter

Backers of the president's health reform plan have been AWOL in fighting the 'Obamacare' label

A People's History of the Great Recession

By John Aloysius Farrell

The Huffington Post's Arthur Delaney gets economically stressed Americans to tell their stories

FACT CHECK: Ad on billionaire's statement misses the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Tax burden is actually more equal than liberal advocacy group portrays in video campaign

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