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A single-payer plan for Vermont

By Wendell Potter

While some states are suing to halt health care reform, Vermont is moving forward with a single-payer plan

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ANALYSIS: Losing the public relations war

By Wendell Potter

Emergency room visits up 11 percent in last decade; health care reform could drive numbers higher

By Laurel Adams

ANALYSIS: The battle for Vermont's health

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: An abiding faith in reform

By Wendell Potter

Special treatment for 'high profile' patients; exasperation for the rest of us

By Wendell Potter

The president's mother and his struggle for health care reform

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ANALYSIS: Insurers's bait and switch

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Romney and Scott in Wonderland

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Why the insurance industry needs Obamacare to stay in business

By Wendell Potter

OPINION: Could nonprofit health insurance plans be the real reformers?

By Wendell Potter

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

By Julie Vorman

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

By John Solomon

Pension insurer criticized for switching investment strategies too frequently

By Alexandra Duszak

Traveling on the Abramoff plan

By Steve Henn

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Geithner's threat to tap congressional retirement funds rings hollow

By John Aloysius Farrell

Don't worry if Treasury is tapping the G Fund; it'll be paid back in full

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FACT CHECK: Biden bungles talking point on debt

By FactCheck.Org

Taxpayers foot bill for oil and gas well cleanup on federal land

By Laurel Adams

FACT CHECK: Debt default 'danger' revisited

By FactCheck.Org

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Black Missouri teens increasingly tried disproportionately as adults

By Kenneth J. Cooper

Missouri has been prosecuting black teens as adults in increasingly disproportionate numbers

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Report: States deal with more female offenders

By Susan Ferriss

Privatization fails: Nebraska tries again to reform child welfare

By Kevin O’Hanlon

Minor offenders, major consequences

By Julie Strupp

Georgia's 'bootstrapping' detention of kids for indiscretions

By Susan Ferriss

Senate chairs: Democrats have deep ties to industries they oversee

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Though the Democrats lost six of their 59 Senate seats in the November election, they still enter the 112th Congress in control of the upper

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Daniel Inouye — Senate Appropriations Committee (and Appropriations Defense Subcommittee)

By Josh Israel

Debbie Stabenow — Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

By Josh Israel

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

Republicans renew their control of House

By The Associated Press

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Whistleblower bill close to winning Senate approval

By Laurel Adams and Aaron Mehta

A landmark bill to protect government whistleblowers is expected to win U.S. Senate approval this month, according to two advocacy groups, e

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Pentagon failed to protect whistleblowers

By R. Jeffrey Smith and Aaron Mehta

Anti-whistleblower track record continues

By Nick Schwellenbach

Grassley says IRS whistleblower program needs more resources

By Michael Hudson

In setback for corporate lobbyists, whistleblowers can take tips first to government investigators

By Michael Hudson

Nat’l organization for marriage flyer upsets candidate it praises and candidate it bashes

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Poet Shel Silverstein once noted that, “Some kind of help is the kind of help we all can do without.” While candidates targeted by independe

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Anti-90 Group Unveils New TV Ads

By Josh Israel

Daily Disclosure: GOP not giving up on Maine Senate race

By Rachael Marcus

Maine lawmakers, governor close ethics disclosure loopholes

By Naomi Schalit and John Christie

Maine governor, legislators use 'F' grade as opportunity to push reform

By Caitlin Ginley

Chamber of Commerce ad slams California Democrat

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Among the best-known independent expenditure groups attempting to shape the November election is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has dec

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Daily Disclosure: Chamber of Commerce spends big on four-state ad blitz

By Rachael Marcus

Eric Holder and the Chamber of Commerce

By Josh Israel

Chamber spends early, often on GOP congressional candidates

By Peter H. Stone

U.S. Chamber boosts election budget to $75 million

By Peter H. Stone

Blue dogs back in business

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

For the past five months or so, we’ve been tracking the fascinating fundraising ups and downs of those fiscally conservative House Democrats

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Better Blue Dog than New Democrat?

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The Congressional Black Caucus vs. the Blue Dog coalition

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Bill sponsors get big campaign donations from corporations that want tax holiday

By Aaron Mehta

Blue Dogs fill their bowls with cash

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

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