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We are not implying that anyone is manipulating data, Sopko said in a statement to the Center for Public Integrity. We are raising a concern that we dont have the right numbers. We appreciate how difficult it is to get the correct numbers but we need accurate numbers because were using those numbers to pay ANSF salaries, supply equipment and so forth.More quotes »
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'Upsets': Chemical releases disrupt lives but rarely result in punishment
he videotaped flares aglow like celestial globes, flames ballooning toward his home. Read the full report by The Center for Public Integrity The Exxon complex ranks among the state’s biggest upset emitters involving carcinogens and noxious gases. Top chemicals from MSNBC Read more »
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Oklahoma Senators Try to Have It Both Ways on Federal Disaster Relief
home. And the enormous tornado that left 24 dead in Oklahoma Tuesday is no different. In 2011, Coburn also told the Center for Public Integrity that legislation that would replenish FEMA's disaster fund was "unconscionable." But both senators, whose offices from U.S. News & World Report Read more »
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IRS Rarely Denies 'Social Welfare' Applications, Data Shows
Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are planning hearings on the topic this week. The Center for Public Integrity is a non-profit, independent investigative news outlet. For more of its stories on this topic go to publicintegrity.org from The Huffington Post Read more »
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No More 'Corrupticut' — But Openness, Oversight Under Siege
a year ago, The Center for Public Integrity in Washington enlisted 50 journalists, including me, in a massive project measuring the degree to which state governments were accountable and open to public scrutiny. To my surprise, Connecticut ranked second, next from Hartford Courant Read more »
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Lax state rules provide cover for sponsors of attack ads
Alan SudermanThe Center for Public Integrity While much criticism has been lobbed at the federal system for failing to adequately identify who is spending money to influence campaigns, 35 states have independent spending disclosure laws that are less stringent from MSNBC Read more »
