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  1. May 31, 2007

    U.S. Post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism Policies: Enemies in Asia

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 31, 2007 — While U.S. efforts to combat terrorism have been somewhat successful in Asia, they have come at the expense of a deteriorating human rights situation in countries receiving record amounts of military aid, according to a series of investigations by the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Read more

  2. May 30, 2007

    U.S. Anti-Terror Campaign Adopts Questionable Tactics

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 30, 2007 — U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in the post-9/11 era have been marred by adoption of controversial anti-terrorism tactics from countries with documented human rights violations, according to a series of investigations by the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Tactics such as abductions and "targeted killings" have attracted the ire of some of the most committed U.S. allies as U.S. military aid continues to flow despite the criticisms. Read more

  3. May 24, 2007

    Post-9/11 U.S. Policies on Terrorism Alienating Allies, Creating Enemies

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 24, 2007 — Since September 11, 2001, U.S. counterterrorism and military assistance — including what critics argue are "extralegal" policies and practices that include "extraordinary renditions" — has strained transatlantic relations, according to a series of investigations by the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Read more

  4. May 22, 2007

    U.S. Foreign Lobbying, Terrorism Influencing Post-9/11 U.S. Military Aid and Human Rights

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 22, 2007 — Lobbying by foreign governments and concerns over terrorism have dramatically shifted U.S. military assistance programs in the post-9/11 era, according to a year-long investigation by the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Read more

  5. May 18, 2007

    Human Exposure ‘Uncontrolled’ at 114 Superfund Sites, Ongoing Center Investigation Finds

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 18, 2007 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reluctant to reveal critical information about 114 toxic waste sites where dangerous and possible cancer-causing substances could harm nearby residents, according to an ongoing Center for Public Integrity investigation, "Wasting Away: Superfund's Toxic Legacy." Read more

  6. May 03, 2007

    Bankrupt Companies Avoided More Than $700 Million in Superfund Cleanup Costs, Center Finds

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 3, 2007 — Four companies connected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to some of America's worst toxic waste sites have escaped more than half a billion dollars in pollution cleanup costs by declaring bankruptcy, potentially passing the tab onto taxpayers, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. Read more

  7. May 02, 2007

    Center for Public Integrity Announces Release of Book

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 2, 2007 — More than a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and Gulf Coast, the footprint of the storm's wreckage still lingers. Uprooted families continue to struggle and wonder if they'll ever be able to return, while the country is still questioning how and why this catastrophe could have happened and whether it will happen again. As we head into the 2007 hurricane season, the Center for Public Integrity helps provide answers to those questions in the upcoming release of "City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina" (LSU Press, $22.95; 184 pages), with a foreword by renowned broadcast journalist and HDNet anchor Dan Rather. Read more

  8. April 26, 2007

    Center Superfund Investigation Profiles Top Companies Linked to Toxic Waste Sites

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 26, 2007 — Toxic waste still plagues American communities 27 years after the U.S. government created a program to identify and clean up the country's worst sites, according to a two-part investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. "Wasting Away: Superfund's Toxic Legacy" reveals the beleaguered state of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund effort, uncovers the companies and government agencies linked to the most sites and tracks progress of the cleanup. Read more

  9. April 12, 2007

    Center’s HIV/AIDS Investigation Wins Second Award for Excellence in Online Journalism

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 12, 2007 — "Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad," a 16-country investigation by the Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), received a first-place Sigma Delta Chi Award for online reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Read more

  10. April 02, 2007

    Pharmaceutical Federal Lobbying Spending Flourishes

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 2, 2007 — Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups spent a record $155 million lobbying the federal government and its agencies from January 2005 to June 2006, according to a Center for Public Integrity report based on data obtained from the Senate Office of Public Records. Read more

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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