Investigations Elsewhere

The Senate’s Proud Porkers
Manu Raju, Politico
Tags: Earmarks, Senate

How Your Twitter Account Could Land You in Jail
Matthew Power, Mother Jones
Tags: Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance

Reports of Sexual Assault in Military Rose 11 Percent in 2009
Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy
Tags: Military, Sexual Assault

Few Blacks Serve in Top U.S. Diplomatic Posts
Paul Richter and Tom Hamburger, L.A. Times
Tags: Diplomats

Congressman’s Wife ‘On Her Own’ For Legal Fees
Justin Elliott, TPMMuckraker
Tags: Monica Conyers

Livestock Revolution Examined
Julia Whitty, Mother Jones
Tags: Agriculture, Livestock

Colleges’ Deep Business Links With Trustees
Paul Fain, Thomas Bartlett, and Marc Beja, Chron. of Higher Ed.
Tags: Universities & Colleges

Report: U.S. Last in Combat Gear Output Per Spent Dollar
John T. Bennett, Defense News
Tags: Defense Spending

White House Threatens Veto on Intelligence Activities Bill
Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Tags: Intelligence Activities

How Privacy Vanishes Online
Steve Lohr, New York Times
Tags: Privacy

Pharma Tries to Protect Its Deal
Chris Frates, Politico
Tags: Health Care Reform, Pharmaceutical Industry

The Fed’s Spectacular Comeback
Andy Kroll, Mother Jones
Tags: Federal Reserve

Questionable Ties Between Reporters, Think-Tanks
Nathan Hodge, The Nation
Tags: Media, Reporters, Think-Tanks

About 1 in 4 in California Lack Health Insurance
Duke Helfand, L.A. Times
Tags: California, Health Insurance

Lehman Whistle-Blower’s Fate: Fired
Michael Corkery, Wall Street Journal ($)
Tags: Lehman Brothers, Repo 105

Firm Tied to Murtha Earmarks Goes Dark
Paul Singer, Roll Call
Tags: Earmarks

Violence Spurs Calls to Rein in the Repo Man
Chris Arnold, NPR
Tags: repossession

Lawmakers Spend Donor Cash on Way Out
Fredreka Schouten, USA Today
Tags: Campaign Finance

With Medicaid Cuts, Doctors and Patients Drop Out
Kevin Sack, New York Times
Tags: Medicaid

GAO Blocks Contract to Firm Formerly Known as Blackwater
Joby Warrick, Wash. Post
Tags: Blackwater, GAO