Problems in oversight of food safety

By The Center for Public Integrity

Food safety oversight agencies often inconsistent and ineffective, says GAO

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… than 30 laws related to Food safety. Critics have particularly faulted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees four-fifths of the U.S. Food …"

"… an interagency group to address the Food safety issue. The FDA launched a Food Protection Plan in November 2007, and recently said significant progress h …"

Hurricanes expose FEMA woes

By The Center for Public Integrity

FEMA's deterioration in relationships with local partners since Brown took over resulted in lack of coordination and unpreparedness

Too close to the edge on torture

By The Center for Public Integrity

In 2008 top officials of the DOJ and White House defended interrogation policies against a torrent of congressional questions about torture
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Terrorism and tobacco

By Kate Willson

Extremists, insurgents turn to cigarette smuggling

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc. (CARE)

By Alejandra Fernández Morera

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere reaches over 7 million people in 40 countries with their HIV/AIDS programs

World Vision International

By Devin Varsalona

The organization is known for providing access to clean water, food and education, and more recently has tackled HIV/AIDS relief
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Glossary of terms

Here are some common acronyms and terms in the Divine Intervention project

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… us countries are) and are often the main providers of health services.FDA: Food and Drug Administration. The FDA, part of the Department of Health and Hum …"

In Congress, a cloning stalemate

By M. Asif Ismail

Efforts to ban cloning falter over scope of proposed prohibition

Excerpts from this story referencing "Massachusetts Institute of Technology":

"… ponsible to do that," Rudolph Jaenisch, an expert on cloning technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told the Center."Human cloning is unsafe," echoed University of Pen …"

Corruption, the war on terror hindering food aid to southern Somalia

By Malik Siraj Akbar

Aid experts fear more delays from fallout of rampant theft of supplies and a U.S. ban on aid that might help Al-Qaeda-linked group

Mortgage industry whistleblower wins case against Bank of America

By Michael Hudson

Government awards mortgage whistleblower $930,000, job reinstatement

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