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Betting on Justice: Borrowing to sue

By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ben Hallman

Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and lucrative opportunities are bankrolling other people’s lawsuits, pumping h

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… ls, should be minimized, to a socially useful way to resolve disputes.” South Carolina, Texas and Ohio are among the states that have followed. Stephen C. Yeaze …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christian Coalition":

"… eriences.” Wittman is the former director of legislative affairs for the Christian Coalition and currently serves the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., as direc …"

World wide web of pesticides can endanger consumers

By Jillian Olsen

Termites? No problem. On DoMyOwnPestControl.com, $64.99 buys a 20-ounce bottle of Termidor SC. That’s enough for anyone with a credit card

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… the Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation, which enforces South Carolina’s pesticide regulations. “We all agree that [many pesticides] are not …"

"… ling a global marketplace with such a narrow jurisdiction. “The state of South Carolina can only do so much,” Wright said. “At the very best we’re only goin …"

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Despite Tucson and rising needs, mental health takes a back budget seat

By Amy Biegelsen

States have cut $2.1 billion from their mental health budgets over the last three fiscal years, and more slashing is expected in coming week

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jared Lee Loughner":

"… onsin Center for Investigative Journalism. …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

Mixing oil and politics is formula for Newt’s “solutions”

By Marianne Lavelle

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich isn’t running for president this year, but due to a gusher of support for his campaign to promote opening

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… his staff in 2007 to the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, his spokesman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last year. American S …"

"… to pass to keep the government running. But hard-line Republicans, led by South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, are rallying support to block the budget bill if it in …"

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Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

Cowboy boots and rock stars. Tuxedos and champagne. Batting practice in a Major League Baseball stadium and coveted tickets to the U.S. Open

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michigan":

"… some prince into a monstrous beast.” ($30-95)Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan delegationsNYC Host Committee, NYC & Co., New York TimesWonderful Town …"

Capitol Hill stem-cell backers received health industry dollars

By M. Asif Ismail and Christine Morente

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2001 — U.S. representatives and senators who strongly pushed for federally subsidized embryonic stem cell research ha

Canada's boom in smuggled cigarettes

By William Marsden

Gary Godelie has been a tobacco farmer most of his life, struggling to keep alive a family farm that produces what most everyone agrees is a

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… and then quickly left. On February 19, 2006, St. Regis police stopped one South Carolina tobacco dealer and found a shoebox filled with US$70,000 in his car. Accor …"

ATF’s ‘ad hoc’ efforts give tobacco smugglers a free pass

By Te-Ping Chen

Smuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organ

Excerpts from this story referencing "Michigan":

"… days, cigarette-smuggling operations are global in scope: profits from one Michigan-North Carolina outfit, for example, were funneled to Hezbollah. Another 20 …"

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