Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

Crafting a transportation bill

By Matthew Lewis

A troubling process, a shortage of cash and plenty of lobbyists

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"… s vision. Quickly, “The Yellow Book” found its way to the desks of the U.S. Congress, satisfying districts throughout the country while creating an interstate …"

While federal action stalls, a battle rages in Virginia

By Matthew Lewis

As transportation enthusiasts wait for official Washington to hash out a brand new $500 billion transportation bill, a duel just over the Po

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"… s that at least 74 Virginia-based public and private interests lobbied the U.S. Congress in the first half 2009 in hopes of influencing future policy. The number i …"

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

By Josh Israel

Daniel Inouye, the 86-year-old Senate Appropriations Chairman, doesn’t shy away from his big-spending ways — he brags about it. “It may plea

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"… home state of Hawaii in 2009, “I’m the number one earmarks guy in the U.S. Congress.”Inouye lost his right arm while in combat in Italy during World War II …"

Journalism with teeth

By Philip Knightley

LONDON, July 17, 1999 — Western media follow a depressingly familiar formula when it comes to the preparation of a nation for conflict....

The risks of U.S. aid

By Ignacio Gómez G.

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2000 — Members of the U.S. Congress are concerned that military aid to Colombia could be used to violate human righ

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"… em ended during the National Independence Day commemoration. …"

"… r impact in achieving those goals.”The official 1997 report, sent to the U.S. Congress in April 1998, included in its list six special forces deployments in Colo …"

"… with three Special Forces deployment dates mentioned in the report to the U.S. Congress, but none of those listed by Sheridan occurred during the massacre days. H …"

"… their entourage” visited Barrancón.According to the JCET reports to the U.S. Congress, three courses ended between July 20 and 28 in Colombia, but the Solic doe …"

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How the plotters slipped U.S. net

LONDON, October 10, 2001 — As US forces converge on Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden's satellite phone has not been cut off. But calls to the te

Investigation, audit reveal past mismanagement by Gore's campaign manager

By Bill Hogan

WASHINGTON, October 2, 1999 — On May 11, praising "his leadership skills and strategic vision," Vice President Al Gore named Tony Coelho gen

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"… l Report of the U.S. Pavilion to be presented to President Clinton and the U.S. Congress.”Lesser sponsors – companies that paid a $2,500 membership fee – wer …"

Advisors of influence: Nine members of the Defense Policy Board have ties to defense contractors

By André Verlöy and Daniel Politi

Data by Aron Pilhofer WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 — Of the 30 members of the Defense Policy Board, the government-appointed group that advis

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"… ed visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. Gingrich was a member of the U.S. Congress for 20 years and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to …"

Special Report: Kuchma approved sale of weapons system to Iraq

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2002 — Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma personally authorized the clandestine sale of $100-million worth of high-tech

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"… nvestigation special agent for 21 years before founding BEK TEK, lists the U.S. Congress, the Department of Defense, the FBI, the Office of the Independent Counsel …"

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