Quick Picks: The Rangel Probe Drags On and a Buried Drug Study is Unearthed
Our editors’ picks of the latest investigative stories around the Web:
- The House ethics investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) is close to hitting the six-month mark, and the end seems nowhere in sight, reports Roll Call. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had predicted the probe would be done by early January.
- The Washington Post details the dramatic saga of a “cursed” drug trial that was “silenced” in 1997 and is now being cited in lawsuits across the county. The study—which found a new antipsychotic drug failed to outperform an older one and raised concerns about side effects—was kept hush while the company, AstraZeneca, touted contradictory studies instead. AstraZeneca defended its research and said the company had disclosed the drug’s risks.
Check out more of our roundup in “Breaking on the Web.”
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