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Alhurra Paid Former White House Aides, Washington Journalists

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Report: Governments and Aid Agencies Overlook Disabled Refugees

by Sheri Fink,

Former Alhurra Employee Tries To Break Into White House

by Dafna Linzer and Robert Lewis,

Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra

by Paul Kiel,

Alhurra: Part One

by Paul Kiel,

Lost in Translation: Alhurra -- America's Troubled Effort to Win Middle East Hearts and Minds

by Dafna Linzer,

Alhurra Resources

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Evolving E-Mail Explanations

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Federal Air Marshals Face Criminal Charges

by Michael Grabell,

Alhurra Video

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Fed Officials: Response to Midwest Flooding 'Much More Eloquent' Than to Katrina

by Sheri Fink,

Report: DOJ Grantees Getting by with Help from Their Friends

by Ben Protess,

ProPublica and 60 Minutes Investigation to Air Sunday

by Paul Kiel,

Coming Sunday: A 60 Minutes and ProPublica Investigation

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Surveillance Bill Compromise Likely to Deliver Immunity for Telecoms

by Paul Kiel,

Intern "Survival Guide" Shows Lobbyist Access to Congressman

by Paul Kiel,

Arabic Language Regional Television News

by Krista Kjellman Schmidt,

Alhurra: Who is Accountable?

by Scott Klein,

New Report Documents Detainee Treatment in Gitmo and Iraq

by Paul Kiel,

McClatchy's Major Detainee Investigation Comes Amid Major Staff Cutbacks

by Matthew Schwarzfeld,

Our Copyright Policy

by Paul Kiel,

Ethics Committee Examining Countrywide Loans to Senators

by Paul Kiel,

Senate Investigation Reveals Frank 2002 Discussion of Gitmo Interrogation

by Paul Kiel,

Watchdog Files Ethics Complaint over Senators' V.I.P. Mortgage Loans

by Paul Kiel,

FDA Failing on Food Safety, Needs Money

by Joaquin Sapien,

21 Legislators from 109th Congress Investigated for Corruption

by Paul Kiel,

Government Does Not Test for Dangerous Bacteria in Pigs

by Joaquin Sapien,

Justice Dept Probing Russian Influence Buying

by Paul Kiel,

Aid Groups: Aid Can Also Harm

by Sheri Fink,

Welcome to the Starting Line

by Paul Steiger,

National Earmark Project Finds Contributions In, Earmarks Out

by Paul Kiel,

Update on DOE's Curious Security Clearance Case

by Eric Umansky,

Despite New Obama DNC Lobbyist Money Ban, Loophole Permits Millions From Big Biz for Conventions

by Paul Kiel,

Nuclear Physicist Loses Security Clearance, Denied Hearing

by Eric Umansky,

Senate Intel Report: Administration Dishonest in Lead-up to Iraq War

by Paul Kiel,

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Chief Gitmo Judge Contradicts Pentagon on Replacement of Judge

by Paul Kiel,

Inspector General Report Confirms Distortion of Climate Science at NASA

by Joaquin Sapien,

Government Reports Scrutinize US Approach Toward Food Crisis

by Joaquin Sapien,

Prosecutors Push for Earlier Gitmo Trials

by Paul Kiel,

Gitmo Judge Gets the Axe One Month After Ruling Against Gov't

by Paul Kiel,

States, Enviro Orgs Sue EPA Over Ozone Rule

by Paul Kiel,

McCain Staffers' Lobbyist Ties

by Alexandra Andrews,

Government Could Lose Billions to Oil Industry on Royalties

by Joaquin Sapien,

The Coalition of the 'Willing to Be Paid'

by Paul Kiel,

National Coal Council Says U.S. Must Increase Coal Consumption

by Joaquin Sapien,

Waxman Grills EPA Administrator After Investigation Suggests White House Interference

by Joaquin Sapien,

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