ATF let hundreds of U.S. weapons fall into hands of suspected Mexican gunrunners

By John Solomon, David Heath and Gordon Witkin

Front-line agents and Sen.Charles Grassley are sharply questioning a federal investigation that allowed hundreds of guns to move across the

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"… evolving change in the strategic direction of firearms investigations, ATF officials told the Center.Mark Chait, ATF’s assistant director in charge of field …"

"… eral of ATF’s border effort, known as Project Gunrunner.In addition, ATF officials have so far been frustrated in efforts to persuade the White House to imp …"

"… ring arrests, or interdicted through other law enforcement operations, the officials told the Center.Understanding the RisksThe risks that some of the guns mi …"

"… emerged from the Fast and Furious investigation on Jan. 25 in Phoenix. ATF officials say Newell is slated to become the agency's new attaché to the Mexican g …"

Green bundler with the golden touch

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Investor Steve Westly straddles the worlds of venture capital, presidential fundraising and government advising

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"… n but which persists two years into his presidency.Westly, a former public official in California, declined repeated requests from the Center for interviews a …"

"… ts in March, he turned his back to ABC News and was escorted away by party officials.Those who have worked with Westly over the years say his greatest assets …"

"… s at fellow venture capitalist Doerr’s estate.The meeting, a White House official said, was “part of our ongoing dialogue with the business community on h …"

Persistent black lung, old scourge of coal, found in autopsies of most Massey miners

By Chris Hamby

Persistent black lung, scourge of coal, found in autopsies of Massey miners

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"… o lower miners’ exposure to dust, the cause of black lung. Public health officials warn that there has been a resurgence of the disease, particularly in cen …"

"… quirement could have serious economic consequences.Petsonk, a former NIOSH official, said the proposed standard “is based on an impressive body of scientifi …"

"… ]. It could be age or predisposition; maybe they’re a smoker.”Industry officials also have raised concerns about the cost of the proposed rule. Complying …"

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A lack of consequences for sexual assault

By Kristen Lombardi

Students found “responsible” for sexual assault face modest penalties, while victims are traumatized

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"… even seemingly stringent sanctions can amount to little. In December 2007, Ariel Brown, then a junior at Bowdoin College, reported being raped by a baseball play …"

"… forced anal sex, making the finding solely for “an act of oral sex.” (Ariel Brown is a pseudonym to protect her identity.) During her proceeding, Brown req …"

Campaign cash: The independent fundraising gold rush since 'Citizens United' ruling

By Peter H. Stone

For many powerful GOP operatives and allied fundraisers, the luncheon last April felt like one part reunion and one part strategy summit for

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"… o have a grassroots lobbying message,” said Marcus Owens, the former IRS official. Further, business trade groups such as the Chamber of Commerce have long …"

The struggle to police foreign subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Nick Schwellenbach and Lagan Sebert

To win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq, military experts want U.S. companies to contract with local firms for a variety of tasks li

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"… in Afghanistan are suspected of bribing both Taliban and Afghan government officials;U.S. money for a trash collection program in Iraq, administered by a bewi …"

"… se of the complex contracting chain.Edward Harrington, an Army procurement official, could not tell the Wartime Contracting Commission hearing in July how muc …"

"… ack trucks on certain routes, while other bribes flow to Afghan government officials, further fueling corruption, the report said.Solutions?Experts say some s …"

"… are not a risk to the public trust,” said Cathy Read, a State Department official.Another proposed solution would require prime contractors like KBR or DynC …"

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Do Trump's assertions about Obama's birthplace add up?

By FactCheck.Org

Donald Trump renews unsubstantiated claims about whether President Obama was really born in the United States

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"… birth," thus publicly confirming it as his birthplace.He insists that the official "Certification of Live Birth" that Obama produced in 2008 is "not a birth …"

"… artment of State uses "birth certificate" as a generic term to include the official Hawaii document, which satisfies legal requirements for proving citizenshi …"

"… is now-deceased American grandparents. Actually, a state health department official and a former managing editor of one of the newspapers said the information …"

"… y lately about the sort of bogus claims that Trump repeats. Hawaii’s top official in charge of vital records stated long ago, for example, that the confiden …"

White House visitor logs riddled with holes

By Fred Schulte and Viveca Novak

Obama touts release of Secret Service logs but data has huge gaps

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"… Zimmerman, his birth name) listed in the White House visitor logs — the official record of who comes to call at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, maintained by the …"

"… He called the White House visitor logs “very thin gruel.”A White House official conceded the system has limitations, asserting it was designed not as an a …"

Analysis — Insurers’ ‘friends’ will influence public option debate in Conn.

By Wendell Potter

Health insurers in Connecticut will call on some of their longtime allies to help turn the public and state lawmakers against the idea of cr

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"… on the job in Connecticut. The Hartford Courant last week quoted an NFIB official as saying that “SustiNet’s faults go beyond the problem of dup …"

FDIC slow to pursue failed bank directors, recover tax dollars

By Ben Hallman

With the FDIC struggling to manage huge losses to its insurance fund, critics say the agency should do more to hold executives of failed ban

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"… s and directors, though it still has time to do so. Black, the former OTS official, says the agency’s review of banks like UCB shows how the FDIC followed …"

"… t payments on their initial, failing loans, according to the lawsuit. Bank officials approved policies “void of the most basic prudent lending controls,” …"

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