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Timeline: How Obama Compares to Bush on Torture, Surveillance and Detention
As the terrain and debate around national security shifts, we took a look back at some of the most controversial elements of George W. Bush’s national security policy, to see how much has changed under Obama – and how much has stayed the same.
American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics
Sens. Baucus and Grassley demand evidence of financial support from the drug industry to nonprofit groups that advocate use of opioid painkillers, including the newly defunct American Pain Foundation.
40 Acres and a Rule: Draft Federal Fracking Regs Cover Only A Sliver of Land
The Obama administration’s newly proposed fracking rules contain some strong measures but apply to only a fraction of the country
At Last! After 15 Years, Govt Tells Phone Companies to Follow Low-Price Rule for Schools
Following years of neglect and a ProPublica story last week, regulators are about to tell phone companies to comply with a rule that they charge bargain rates to schools.
The Best, Most Disgusting Reporting on Food Safety
Because really — what could be more important than the food on your plate?
TSA Reveals Passenger Complaints … Four Years Later
It took the Transportation Security Administration nearly four years to respond to our public records request for passenger complaints against the agency.
Podcast: AT&T Neglects Low-Price Requirement to Help Poor Students
Senior reporter Jeff Gerth explains the government’s E-Rate program and how telecom giants such as AT&T have neglected the mandate at the cost of America’s poorest school children and millions of consumers.
How Does the FDA Monitor Your Medical Implants? It Doesn’t, Really
From eroding surgical mesh to rusting artificial hips, the past decade has seen many medical devices malfunction. But the FDA doesn't have a standardized national system to track and catch problems.
Congressman Unfriends Bahrain
American Samoa Rep. Eni Faleomavaega, once Bahrain's best friend in Congress, changes his tune
New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate toward drinking water supplies far more quickly than experts have previously predicted.
