SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

Federal judge scolds SEC for routinely letting businesses and executives settle civil lawsuits without admitting any guilt....

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"… e Center.Justice Department avoids phraseRakoff is emerging as the SEC’s chief antagonist.Last year the judge “reluctantly” approved a $150 million a …"

The ‘clean coal’ lobbying blitz

By Marianne Lavelle

They’ve brought coal above ground. They’ve put the black rock on billboards in the swing states, and they’ve splashed it on full-page ads i

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"… ntrol utility carbon emissions. A memo from Miller to Irl Engelhardt, then chief of the leading mining company, Peabody Energy, first published in 2004 by …"

"… — just regulate coal plants,” says Lucas, ACCCE’s vice president and chief spokesman. “If you understand those drivers, then policy gets more compl …"

Broken elections, stolen votes

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Ro

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"… lections in certain parts of America today,” the then-deputy White House chief of staff and Bush political strategist said in response to a question afte …"

"… 6 hearing conducted by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, William Welch, chief of the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department’s Criminal Div …"

"… ice.Among those enforcing the party line was Bradley Schlozman, the deputy chief of the Justice Department’s civil rights division in Washington. Schlozm …"

"… wyers left the civil rights division. One of them, Joseph D. Rich, who was chief of the division’s voting section from 1999 to 2005, wrote in a Los Angel …"

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Science panel investigates firefighting preceding BP oil spill

By Aaron Mehta

A panel of National Academy of Engineering scientists is examining technical issues behind the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including

Haphazard firefighting might have sunk BP oil rig

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investiga

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"… contributed to the sinking,” Capt. Ronald A. LaBrec, the Coast Guard’s chief spokesman, told the Center.The joint investigation by the Coast Guard and …"

"… s off the coast of Louisiana, the testimony indicates. And the rig’s own chief mate, who was responsible for handling emergencies, was forced to abandon …"

"… alt water sprays once it lost power.David Young, the Deepwater Horizon’s chief mate and leader for any fire or emergencies, said after attempting to resc …"

The top ten PACs that will miss Chris Dodd

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd first ran for the Senate in 1980, his campaign cost only about $1.4 million. But three decades later, r

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"… rom pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and labor union AFSCME. Dodd is one of the chief architects of the pending health care reform bill, which has received sign …"

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Memo suggests FBI had mole inside ABC News in 1990s

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Agents treated reporter like informant, raising question: Who else?

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"… ews producer Christopher Isham, now a vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News, issued a statement Tuesday evening denying he ever agreed to …"

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.

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"… re at a loss as to how to handle it. …"

Ghost soldiers

By Mark Benjamin and Barbara Slavin

The Pentagon sent ill-equipped and poorly trained reservists into harm's way as it scrambled to fill Civil Affairs units to rebuild Iraq and

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"… l Army history, the first graduating class included a city manager, police chief, doctor, two city attorneys, several utility specialists, a public health …"

"… American in charge of creating a police force for postwar Germany had been chief of police for the state of Connecticut—and spent several years planning …"

"… is trying to build a police force of more than 100,000 men—was a police chief in an Atlanta suburb with only 24 people under his command.While the State …"

Homeland Security’s billion-dollar bet on better communications

By Sarah Laskow

Interoperability money aids Motorola and other contractors, but are first responders better off?

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"… observations from the police department’s helicopters did not reach fire chiefs, commanders lost radio contact with responders who ascended the towers, a …"

"… ld waste money if you don’t plan,” says Harlin McEwen, a former police chief who chairs the communications committee at the International Association o …"

"… s began transitioning to digital technology, organizations like the police chiefs’ and fire chiefs’ associations resolved that they would require manuf …"

"… ng to digital technology, organizations like the police chiefs’ and fire chiefs’ associations resolved that they would require manufacturers to provide …"

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