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Meet the Obscure Federal Regulator Who’s Not Helping Homeowners

ProPublica | Feb. 6, 2012
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward DeMarco testifies before the House Financial Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Dec. 1, ...
With Spotlight on Super PAC Dollars, Nonprofits Escape Scrutiny

ProPublica | Feb. 3, 2012
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by Kim Barker , Al Shaw and Ariel Wittenberg When super PACs announced their 2011 fundraising numbers earlier this week, it provided an early glimpse into how the new way of ...
Freddie Mac’s Regulator Says Trades Were Shut Down Because They Were “Risky”

ProPublica | Feb. 3, 2012
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by Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica and Chris Arnold, NPR News Freddie Mac’s regulator gave new detail today on why it halted the company’s controversial trades in complex ...
Senator Demands Answers from Freddie Mac’s Regulator

ProPublica | Feb. 3, 2012
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Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, and Chris Arnold, NPR News Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) sent a list of questions about Freddie Mac’s controversial trades to the mortgage ...
Why Fannie and Freddie Are Hesitating to Help Homeowners

ProPublica | Feb. 2, 2012
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by Cora Currier Earlier this week, ProPublica and NPR detailed how Freddie Mac placed bets against homeowners that paid off if borrowers were unable to refinance their ...
$10 Million Fine on Red Cross Highlights Its Troubled History of Blood Services

ProPublica | Feb. 2, 2012
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by Lena Groeger A few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty ...
Allergan Erases Doctor Payment Records

ProPublica | Feb. 1, 2012
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by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber Now you see it. Now you don't. Since April, drugmaker Allergan, best known for its wrinkle-fighting drugs Botox and Juvederm, has been ...
Senators’ Bill Calls for Independent Study of Airport Scanners

ProPublica | Feb. 1, 2012
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by Michael Grabell A group of five Republican and Democratic senators on the homeland security committee introduced a bill today that would require an independent health study ...
Bets Against Homeowners Must Stop, Freddie Mac Was Told

ProPublica | Jan. 31, 2012
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Freddie Mac agreed last month to stop making new bets against American homeowners after its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, raised concerns, according to a ...
How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car

ProPublica | Jan. 31, 2012
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by Michael Grabell This story was adapted from "Money Well Spent?: The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, the Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History," which will be ...
Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners

ProPublica | Jan. 30, 2012
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Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeowners stay trapped in expensive mortgages with interest rates well ...
Top MuckReads: Anti-Muslim Training, Sex Predators, And The Labor Behind iPads

ProPublica | Jan. 27, 2012
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Here are this week's top must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can contribute by tweeting a link to a ...
Actual Winner Unclear in Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas Redistricting

ProPublica | Jan. 20, 2012
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The Department of Justice has argued that the state legislature’s plans would harm minorities and violate the Voting Rights Act. A panel of federal judges in Washington D.C. ...
EPA Sees Risks to Water, Workers In New York Fracking Rules

ProPublica | Jan. 13, 2012
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by Joaquin Sapien New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally ...
Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Part of the Voting Rights Act?

ProPublica | Jan. 9, 2012
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Check back for updates on today's oral arguments. How did this case end up in front of the Supreme Court? At its most basic, the case is contesting which district maps Texas ...

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Meet the Obscure Federal Regulator Who’s Not Helping Homeowners

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Freddie Mac’s Regulator Says Trades Were Shut Down Because They Were “Risky”

Senator Demands Answers from Freddie Mac’s Regulator

Why Fannie and Freddie Are Hesitating to Help Homeowners

$10 Million Fine on Red Cross Highlights Its Troubled History of Blood Services

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Senators’ Bill Calls for Independent Study of Airport Scanners

Bets Against Homeowners Must Stop, Freddie Mac Was Told

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Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners

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