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Auto Makers and Oil Industry Trade Groups Write Back With Regulations to Target
Responding to a request from the GOP’s new House oversight chair, trade groups for automakers and the oil industry identified regulations to roll back—as well as anticipated regulations to fight.
Leaderless and Under Pressure, Firearms Agency Keeps Gun Tracing Records Secret
The ATF has for years been without a director and subject to restrictions on its ability to take action against gun dealers and share gun tracing information.
What Do 50 Cent, Carmen Electra & Shaquille O’Neal Have in Common? Touting Penny Stocks
Rapper 50 Cent urges millions of Twitter followers to invest in an obscure penny stock, the latest in a long list of celebrities offering investment advice that’s long on risk and short on security.
One Year After Haiti’s Quake, U.S. Gov't and Corporations Still Have Unfulfilled Pledges
As coverage pours in around the anniversary of Haiti's earthquake, an update on a few promises of aid left unfulfilled.
Gulf Claims Czar Makes Mixed Progress on Transparency Pledges
Gulf spill paymaster Kenneth Feinberg has made mixed progress in carrying out his transparency promises.
Why Arizonans Can Buy Guns Made In-State Free of Background Checks, and Other Issues in Gun Control
In the wake of a deadly shooting in Arizona, questions have surfaced about whether the type of weapon, concealed weapon permits and other gun control issues contributed to the incident.
Oil Leak Is Latest Mishap for Alaska's Troubled Pipelines
Months before the latest leak was discovered, we'd obtained on a report that flagged extensive corrosion in BP's Alaska pipeline system.
Which Senator Secretly Sabotaged the Popular Whistleblower Protection Bill?
Despite bipartisan support, a bill to expand whistleblower protections died in the lame duck session of Congress, when a single senator killed it with a secret hold.
Obama Expresses Displeasure With Guantanamo Restrictions But Signs Them Into Law
The president says he will seek the repeal of new provisions tucked into defense-spending legislation, but averts a confrontation with the new Congress by not raising constitutional objections.
Déjà-vu? The National Commission Report on BP’s Gulf Disaster Echoes Old Findings
Last May, President Obama established the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to unravel the circumstances that led to the April 20, 2010 disaster in the Gulf. A sneak-peek chapter made public on Wednesday didn’t actually conclude anything new.
Oil-Spill Panel Co-Chair: Others Implicated, But BP ‘Centrally Responsible’
In the lead-up to the disaster, BP was the primary decision-maker in seven out of nine cases when a riskier path was chosen over safer alternatives, according to a new chapter of the spill panel's report.
Behold: ProPublica's Android App
Readers with Android-based smartphones will be able to keep up on all of ProPublica's latest stories, long-term investigations, and even our daily links to the best investigative journalism from around the web
Homeowners Trying To Get Loan Mods: Where They Stand Now
We are checking back with some of the homeowners we’ve profiled over the past year. Some homeowners received modifications that prevented foreclosure, some are still in limbo and others have moved on. Now, we're checking back with some of the homeowners we've profiled over the past year.
Obama’s New Chief of Staff a Top Banker With Strong Chamber Ties
In the fight over financial reform, Bill Daley's ties to the Chamber of Commerce put him at odds with the reforms championed by the Obama administration. Now, he's been picked as chief of staff.
Bank Errors Cause Damage to Credit, Distress to Homeowners
Bank mistakes don't always have consequences as obvious as erroneous foreclosures. Some consumers reported seeing their credit scores plummet after requesting information from their bank.
Standard & Poor’s Triple A Ratings Collapse Again. The Question is Why?
Two weeks ago, Standard & Poor’s put out a press release: The credit rating agency warned it was poised to <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-15/s-p-says-it-incorrectly-analyzed-re-remic-mortgage-bonds.html">downgrade</a> almost 1,200 complex mortgage securities.
American Legion Pushes For Coverage of Treatment for Troops With Brain Injuries
Citing an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, the nation’s largest veterans group is demanding that Tricare, the Pentagon’s health plan, pay for cognitive rehabilitation therapy
Scraping for Journalism: A Guide for Collecting Data
A series of technical and programming tutorials on how scraped, parsed, and organized data for "Dollars for Docs."
As Coal King Retires to $12 Million, Mine Safety Struggle Goes On
In the past two weeks, environmentalists lost an activist and the powerful CEO of a coal company stepped down. Longtime regulatory challenges nonetheless persist.
