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Why the Pentagon's New Fighter Jet Will Now Cost More Than $1 Trillion
A new government report raises red flags about the F-35, the Pentagon’s flagship fighter-plane program.
Top MuckReads: Slavery, Spying and Fiction-Free Factories Investigation
The best accountability journalism of the past week.
A Tangled Web: Who’s Making Money From All This Campaign Spending?
Many have been detailing the vast sums being raised by the presidential candidates and the super PACs supporting them. But where are all those millions being spent?
Untangling a Web of FEC Data
Our Tangled Web graphic shows the 200 biggest recipients of expenditure money from the five major presidential campaigns (Gingrich, Obama, Paul, Romney and Santorum), as well as from major super PACs, from around the middle of 2011 through February, 2012.
Fannie and Freddie: Slashing Mortgages Is Good Business
Adding an explosive new dimension to a politically charged debate on how to solve the housing crisis, the mortgage giants say that reducing the amount of money troubled homeowners owe wouldn't just keep families in their homes, it would also save Freddie and Fannie money.
The 24 States That Have Sweeping Self-Defense Laws Just Like Florida’s
Charting expansive “stand your ground” laws like the one at the center of the Trayvon Martin case.
So, Is Dimock’s Water Really Safe to Drink?
Preliminary test data appears to complicate the Environmental Protection Agency’s assurances that the water is safe to drink in a Pennsylvania town (EPA said nothing about cause).
Introducing StateFace
Today we released a font that you can use to include small state map shapes as a design element in a web application. It’s called StateFace.
We’re Experimenting with Pinterest. What Do You Think?
Everybody’s pinning. We want to know if you use the photo-sharing social network – and what you think of it.
Afghan Soldier Likely Took a Brain Test Riddled with Problems
Critics say the test Robert Bales likely took before deployment fails to screen for the invisible wounds of war.
Could Corporations Take Tax Breaks on Political 'Dark Money'?
Businesses may be able to use undisclosed, unlimited donations to save on their taxes.
