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  1. States of Disclosure States of Disclosure

    Washington State is tops in making it easy to track the private interests of public officials, and Vermont, Michigan, and Idaho tie for last in the Center’s national ranking. Check where your state ranks.

  2. Collateral Damage Collateral Damage

    Post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy and military aid and assistance had a huge impact in nations around the world — and at home. This award-winning project includes 20 articles from four continents.

  3. City Adrift City Adrift

    After Hurricane Katrina the Center commissioned seven seasoned reporters to probe the government’s overall unpreparedness for natural or man-made crises, and their reports became a well-reviewed book.

  4. Wasting Away Wasting Away

    The Superfund isn’t so super anymore. A year-long investigation examined all 1,624 Superfund sites and found daunting toxic threats across the country 27 years after the Environmental Protection Agency program was launched.

  5. The Shadow Government The Shadow Government

    At least 900 little-known federal advisory committees wield enormous influence over government policy, some to good ends — but many have become secretive, ideological, or packed with industry representatives.

  6. Divine Intervention Divine Intervention

    A year-long investigation of President Bush’s initiative to fight AIDS abroad finds that conservative ideology hinders its real benefits by insisting on abstinence-only programs over promoting condom use.

  7. Well Connected Well Connected

    This project offers a comprehensive examination of business and legislative influences on media — and includes the Media Tracker, a searchable online database of who owns the media serving any U.S. community.

  8. Takings Initiatives Accountability Project Takings Initiatives Accountability Project

    A web of stealth organizations tied to a few political activists funded ballot initiatives in six Western states aimed at undermining zoning and environmental regulations — and the Center found many operating illegally.

  9. Campaign Consultants Campaign Consultants

    During the 2003-2004 races for federal offices, the Center found that nearly half of all campaign spending went to political consultants — a staggering $1.78 billion — and many consultants then turned to post-election lobbying.

  10. Power Trips Power Trips

    200 trips to Paris? 150 to Hawaii? 140 to Italy? The Center’s investigation of how private interests gain access to members of Congress by funding supposedly educational or investigative travel.

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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