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Haiti Loses Its U.S. Lifeboat

Algiers Police Shooting Report Altered, Sources Say

Senate Acknowledges Need for More Accountability on Stimulus

The Senate amended its jobs bill with more accountability for tracking and reporting stimulus spending, following flaws we reported on how some companies listed as not filing reports had actually filed them.

Second Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty in New Orleans

Second Figure Charged in Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Higher Corporate Spending on Election Ads Could Be All but Invisible

The Supreme Court may have allowed corporations to spend more freely on election ads, but if they do, there's practically no way to track who is spending what for -- or against -- whom, because it's easy for companies to hide behind nonprofits like the Chamber of Commerce.

Kansas and Vermont Are the Latest Unemployment Insurance Debtors

Twenty-nine states plus the Virgin Islands are now borrowing money from the federal government to pay jobless benefits. Kansas and Vermont have joined the list, and increases in their employer taxes are not expected to solve their problems.

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