Obama punting on Fannie, Freddie could prove costly

By Ben Protess

Feds could likely regret leaving two faulty mortgage giants as a low priority

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"… thing they lose is going to be accrued to us," said Marvin Phaup, a former analyst at the Congressional Budget Office and an expert on Fannie and Freddie."Th …"

"… Freddie, the harder it is for them to attract qualified managers and risk analysts to their staffs."Why are we punting to the future Fannie Mae and Freddie …"

At Appalachian Fairgrounds, charity tries to fill gaps in health care

By Lagan Sebert

Even most sweeping reforms would leave some without coverage

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"… work to change his own career and advocate for reform.Jennifer Tolbert, an analyst for the Kaiser Family Foundation who has monitored the shifting sands of t …"

Switch to electronic records getting mixed reviews at hospitals and clinics

By Fred Schulte

Scattered reports of software glitches that caused risk to patients

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"… rated less enthusiasm in the medical trenches. Many doctors and technology analysts warn that electronic records systems now on the market may constitute a r …"

"… ge of breakdowns faced by some hospitals and doctors. Some technology analysts also have criticized provisions in some sales contracts that may prohibit …"

"… ith digitizing records has drawn mixed reviews. In late May, a health care analyst reported that one in five physicians in the Phoenix area who went digital …"

"… ong on a computer as it does with pen and paper,” wrote Chris Clancy, an analyst with the consulting firm HealthLeaders InterStudy. Others argue that …"

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Effort to track medical safety issues faces long road ahead

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Panel seeks centralized data on hazards related to digital systems

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"… hat could arise from reports made public.Steven Findlay, a Consumers Union analyst who serves on the standards advisory panel, disagrees. “If it’s paid f …"

In a coma, with the plug pulled on health insurance

By Danielle Ivory

Family's struggle highlights retroactive decisions by insurers, employers

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"… nt to the family," said Harbage, now a health policy consultant and former analyst for the New America Foundation. "The family thought they had coverage. The …"

Yielding to Wall Street, raters 'drink the Kool-Aid'

By Ben Protess

Documents detail banks' influence on credit rating companies

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"… s.”The Huffington Post Investigative Fund reported last year that rating analysts worked closely with financial institutions as they created mortgage inves …"

"… p;P employee wrote in 2006.A June 2007 e-mail exchange between a Moody’s analyst and an investment banker highlights how fees seeped into rating discussion …"

"… investment banker highlights how fees seeped into rating discussions. The analyst told the banker that a particular rating likely could not be finalized unt …"

"… gative Fund late Thursday, there was more to the conversation. The Moody's analyst replied to the Merrill Lynch banker later that day: "We will certainly con …"

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Weighing safety of weed killer in drinking water, EPA relies heavily on industry-backed studies

By Danielle Ivory

Agency says company's evidence 'scientifically more robust' than independent research

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"… gency scientists may review studies not on the list, but EPA senior policy analyst William Jordan said that the 6,611 studies are those considered “relevan …"

"… have a very strong incentive to follow the guidelines,” said EPA senior analyst Jordan. “We hope and think that we have written the guidelines with enou …"

"… from prestigious journals fail to meet the agency’s standards, said EPA analyst Jordan, citing as an example work by scientists such as Hayes, who recentl …"

"… enerated by people in academia,” said Jordan, the agency's senior policy analyst. “That’s generally because companies spend more money on their studies …"

Sending troops home could pave way for more non-competitive defense contracting

By R. Jeffrey Smith

After more than ten years of conflict, and around $1 trillion spent, what will troop drawdown mean for Department of Defense?

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"… testified. Katherine V. Schinasi, a colleague on the commission and former analyst at the General Accountability Office, said, “we’ve seen enough poor ou …"

House committee votes to subpoena White House over Solyndra loan

By Corbin Hiar, Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

A House committee voted Thursday along party lines to subpoena President Obama's inner circle for Solyndra correspondence

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"… nts,” said Mitchel Sollenberger, a former Congressional Research Service analyst who is now a professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.If executive …"

"… ers on the spot and spiraling toward bankruptcy, just as some auditors and analysts had feared.As word of Solyndra’s implosion hit California television st …"

China-based corporate web behind troubled Africa resource deals

What’s behind the high-flying conglomerate?

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"… new face of competition for natural resources,” said Judith Poultney an analyst at the international corruption watchdog Global Witness, which has looked …"

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