Buyer beware

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New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

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Report: Car loans include billions in undisclosed charges

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Virginians protest General Electric over foreclosures

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Investigative armada unleashed on sub-prime mortgage mess

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The roots of the financial crisis: Who is to blame?

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No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

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U.S. agency insuring pensions needs bigger, more active board

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Senior Dem calls for more oversight of pension entity after Center uncovers weakness

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Pension insurer criticized for switching investment strategies too frequently

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Traveling on the Abramoff plan

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Scared Red: The PACs that followed the nation rightward in 2010

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The PACs that followed the nation rightward in 2010

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McCain-Feingold changes state party spending

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State parties collected nearly $570 million in contributions, soft money transfers in 2000

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USDA audit says E. coli testing in ground beef is flawed

By Aaron Mehta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in charge of keeping the potentially lethal E. coli bacteria out of your food, has concluded its own tes

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Laws haven’t kept deadly pathogens out of meat, poultry

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USDA is inconsistent in testing food headed for school cafeterias

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Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

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USDA challenged over meat safety

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Futuristic Citizens Against Government Waste ad warns against unchecked debt

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More than 20 years ago, a Ridley Scott-directed ad warned of possible “Deficit Trials” in 2017. The controversial spot, paid for by W.R. Gr

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The curious spending of Republicans for Choice

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Wharton Professor Yoram “Jerry” Wind calls himself a liberal Republican. Unhappy with what he considers far-right positions taken by his par

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Million-dollar donation in Indiana race may skirt limits on corporate giving

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Political inaction committees: How political action committees are spending your donations

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Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

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Blue dogs' fundraising totals plummet in third quarter

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BP's Iris Cross starred in two disaster PR campaigns

By Aaron Mehta

Before oil spills ads, BP's Iris Cross drew jury tampering accusations in earlier disaster

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Donor profile: Robert Rowling

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Donor profile: Harold Simmons

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Texas pollution victims seek millions from Citgo

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As Clean Air Act sentencing nears, Justice cites violations at Texas Citgo refinery

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An uncommon outcome at Holy Cross

By Kristin Jones

Expulsion rarely results from college disciplinary actions in sexual assault cases, making the Holy Cross case a notable exception.

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A curious anomaly at UC Davis

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Portland college students demand changes in sexual assault process

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Justice Department launches probe into sexual assault at the University of Montana

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Center's campus assault series part of Congressional hearing record

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Little-known AMA group has outsized influence on Medicare payments

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Early this month, a group of 29 doctors gathered in a modern conference room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, a few blocks from Lake Shore Driv

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IMPACT: Little-known AMA committee that sets Medicare pay catches heat

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Doctors sue to end AMA's role in setting Medicare payments

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Family docs not ready to leave AMA group with influence over Medicare pay

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IMPACT: Bills to open Medicare data pick up another supporter in Senate

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Unproven for older women, digital mammography saps Medicare dollars

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High-tech, digital mammography may not be any better at detecting breast cancer in women over 65 than older film-based systems, but Medicare

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Digital mammography no better than film for most women, despite increased costs

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Data analysis on digital mammography Medicare claims

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Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections

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