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Senate Panel Seeks to Reinstate Voice of America Cuts

by Paul Kiel - July 24, 2008 2:35 pm EDT

Earlier this month, we reported that the Voice of America (VOA) was planning to cut seven radio language services. The cuts came partly as a result of the administration's emphasis on broadcasting to the Muslim world. ProPublica has published two reports on turmoil and waste at Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic television news channel.

Now the Senate panel that oversees its funding has recommended reinstating funding for the affected services -- though the move seems unlikely to prevent the cuts. (Gridlock in Congress has … more

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Letter From Alhurra’s Parent Company—And Our Response

by Eric Umansky - July 22, 2008 11:59 am EDT

The Middle East Broadcasting Network, parent company to Alhurra, has sent us a response to our investigation of the U.S.-government … more

Update: Paper Responds to Alhurra Payment Story

by Paul Kiel - July 21, 2008 3:03 pm EDT

A number of weeks ago, we published a story about payments made by Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel, to guest … more

Voice of America to Cut Language Services

by Paul Kiel - July 9, 2008 1:23 pm EDT

The Voice of America plans to eliminate seven radio language services this year, reflecting the Bush administration's emphasis on … more

FBI HQ Not Secure for Classified Intel

by Eric Umansky - July 8, 2008 10:40 am EDT

The FBI has long been criticized as a kind of technological trouble child. Its attempt to upgrade a key computer system has been a … more

Former Alhurra Employee Tries To Break Into White House

by Dafna Linzer and Robert Lewis - - June 23, 2008 2:45 pm EDT

A former Alhurra employee was arrested earlier this month when he tried to break into the White House.  The incident came just days after … more

Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra

by Paul Kiel - June 23, 2008 11:45 am EDT

The ranking member of the House foreign relations committee thinks it's time Congress takes a hard look at Alhurra. In a letter today … more

Alhurra: Part One

by Paul Kiel - June 22, 2008 7:15 pm EDT

You can now read the first of Dafna Linzer's reports on the American taxpayers' adventure in bringing news to the Arab world. And don't … more

Surveillance Bill Compromise Likely to Deliver Immunity for Telecoms

by Paul Kiel - June 19, 2008 12:55 pm EDT

After a year of acrimonious debate, Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a compromise bill to overhaul the Foreign Intelligence … more

McClatchy’s Major Detainee Investigation Comes Amid Major Staff Cutbacks

by Matthew Schwarzfeld - June 18, 2008 11:26 am EDT

Earlier this week the McClatchy Washington Bureau published an impressive five-part investigation into detention facilities in Guantanamo … more

Inspector General Report Confirms Distortion of Climate Science at NASA

by Joaquin Sapien - June 3, 2008 11:07 am EDT

Senior political appointees in NASA's public affairs office inhibited the release of scientific evidence of global warming, according to … more

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