A half century later, another warning in Eisenhower address rings true

By Bill Buzenberg

History overlooks another point from President Eisenhower’s farewell address 50 years ago: the ease with which pressure for government spend

Political finance Is top international corruption concern

By Te-Ping Chen

Campaign finance reform may be a phrase of Washington coinage, but a new study by the nonprofit Global Integrity suggests that the influence

Five federal programs lead list of improper grant payments

By Laurel Adams

As federal spending on grants to state and local governments rises, so does fraud
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Cholera and the age of the water barons

By Bill Marsden

Cholera turned out to be a chronicle of death foretold by blind ideology

Metered to death

By Jacques Pauw

How a water experiment in South Africa caused riots and a cholera epidemic

Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing

By Erika Hobbs

Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing
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The big pong down under

By Bill Birnbauer

Less than two years after turning control over to a privatized firm, Adelaide took on a certain stench

Skyrocketing deficit

By The Center for Public Integrity

In Bush’s first year in office, the deficit grew by nearly 1,000 percent

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jim Nussle":

"… ely on the horizon. In September, Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle blamed the deficit on “the slow economy and the bipartisan decision to e …"

FACT CHECK: Obamas' tax rate not lower than the average teacher's

By FactCheck.Org

From every angle, the Obamas' tax rate was substantially higher than that of a teacher or firefighter

Howard Rich’s Dot-Com Deal

By Robert Brodsky

How he bought an Internet business teetering on the edge of bankruptcy only to find that things could get worse

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