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Newt Gingrich faces questions about consulting job and support for biofuels

By John Aloysius Farrell

Gingrich takes consulting fee from ethanol while getting big fossil fuel donations

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"… €™s reliance on oil imports, and especially oil from the Persian Gulf. The United States has been “utterly foolish as a country to be sending hundreds of billion …"

A timeline of who won and who lost in the decade since the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil

By Sandy Johnson

An analysis of the winners and losers over the last decade

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"… e his followers.Losers: Pakistan and perhaps Afghanistan, nations that the United States poured billions into and which looked the other way as bin Laden and his h …"

"… who died at al-Qaida's hands in the African embassies. Just last week the United States gave up on the idea of civilian trials of al-Qaida suspects held at Guanta …"

During Mitch Daniels’ decade at Eli Lilly, the drug giant paid billions in fines and settled thousands of lawsuits

By Joanne Kenen and Rochelle Sharpe

Eli Lilly paid billions in fines, settled thousands of lawsuits while Daniels was an executive at the drug giant

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"… , a Lilly spokeswoman said the company opposed a drug label warning in the United States because it had "the potential to misinform patients and their caregivers, …"

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IMPACT: Official calls mishandling of sexual assault cases 'staggering'

By Sarah Favot

Official blames colleges for 'misplaced sense of values and priorities'

Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

By Cezary Podkul

Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

Analysis — A Canadian-style single-payer health system in Vermont?

By Wendell Potter

A new governor in Vermont is boldly declaring his intent to look at a Canadian-style single-payer health care system....

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"… gnature campaign promise, he might end up as well-known and beloved in the United States as Tommy Douglas is in Canada. OK, maybe you’ve never heard of Tom …"

"… ey’re seeking. Vermonters were the first to abolish slavery in the United States. Many folks here, including the freshly minted governor, are determined to …"

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Analysis — ‘Reframing’ the debate to make insurers look poor

By Wendell Potter

While the country was struggling to emerge from a recession, and more and more of us were struggling with no medical coverage, the big for-p

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"… the rising number of people without coverage, or adequate coverage, in the United States.The reality is that the standard operating procedures of these and other i …"

Analysis – One year later, health reform a law worth keeping

By Wendell Potter

Is the health care reform law a good deal for Americans or is it so badly flawed that Congress should repeal it?...

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"… l work to be done on addressing the underlying costs of health care in the United States.But the Affordable Care Act is a start. Let’s consider it just that — …"

Analysis – Pay much attention to the insurers behind the curtain

By Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter looks at the GOP budget plan

Analysis - Ryan's Medicare plan would be a windfall for insurance companies

By Wendell Potter

Rep. Ryan's Medicare plan would shred the safety net for seniors and make billions for insurers

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"… makes $174,000 as a member of Congress. The median household income in the United States was just $49,777 in 2009, which was down $335 from 2008.That decline, by t …"

"… g and the George W. Bush era was beginning. Median household income in the United States peaked in 1999 at $52, 388 (adjusted for inflation). It fell more than $2, …"

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