Paterson Is Said to Have Ordered Calls in Abuse Case
NY Times:
Gov. David A. Paterson personally directed two state employees to contact the woman who had accused his close aide of assaulting her, according to two people with direct knowledge of the governor's actions. (read the article>)
Gov. David A. Paterson personally directed two state employees to contact the woman who had accused his close aide of assaulting her, according to two people with direct knowledge of the governor's actions. (read the article>)
Tap Water Contaminant 'Castrates' Frogs
USA Today:
An herbicide that contaminates the tap water consumed by millions of Americans has been found to produce gender-bending effects in male frogs, "chemically castrating" some and turning others into females, a study shows. (read the article>)
Report Questions Conflict Of Interest In Defense Contracts
The Washington Post:
A Defense Department inspector general's report has stirred debate at the Pentagon over what constitutes a conflict of interest after the report determined that Pentagon test agencies gave $91 million in contracts for advice and assistance to corporations that helped develop the system. (read the article>)
Overseer Begins Probe Into AIG's Payouts to Counterparties
Marketwatch:
A special investigator is examining allegations that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York improperly limited disclosures about the government's $182 billion rescue of American International Group Inc. (read the article>)
Justice Dept. Opens Preliminary Investigation Into Ensign's Conduct
Washington Post:
The Justice Department has begun a preliminary investigation into actions by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), who arranged to provide money and career assistance to the husband of his mistress, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday. (read the article>)
FBI Broke Law to Search Phone Records
Washington Post:
The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions. (read the article>)
Feds Probe Detroit's Pensions
Detroit Free Press:
Federal authorities are investigating several deals connected with Detroit's two public pensions, including some investments chronicled by the Free Press during the past year. (read the article>)
Use Of Potentially Harmful Chemicals Kept Secret Under Law
The Washington Post:
Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision.
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Trial Lawyers Sidestep Malpractice Curbs With Blitz in Congress
Bloomberg:
U.S. Senate staff members arriving at work by subway this month were greeted by signs proclaiming that "98,000 patients may die" through medical malpractice. (read the article>)
E-mails Inside AIG Reveal Executives Struggling With Growing Crisis
The Washington Post:
The probing e-mails came from every direction inside insurance giant American International Group during the summer and fall of 2007, all with the same underlying question: (read the article>)
Audit Says State Wasted $92 Million on Medicaid
The NY Times:
New York's Medicaid system, the state's largest single expense, lost at least $92 million to improper payments, billing errors and poor recordkeeping during the last five years, according to several audits released Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. (read the article>)
Fed's Approach To Regulation Left Banks Exposed To Crisis
The Washington Post:
Foreclosures already pocked Chicago's poorer neighborhoods but the downtown still was booming as the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago convened its annual conference in May 2007. (read the article>)
Sports Medicine Pioneer Subject of Doping Inquiry
The NY Times:
A Canadian doctor who has treated many N.F.L. players as well as Olympic medalists like Donovan Bailey and the world's top golfer, Tiger Woods, is under criminal investigation in the United States. He is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to several people who have been briefed on the investigation. (read the article>)
Pfizer, Merck, Abbott and Lilly Deals in SEC Insider Trading Probe
The Wall Street Journal:
All that drug-industry deal making we've been watching for the past couple years has caught the attention of the SEC. (read the article>)
All that drug-industry deal making we've been watching for the past couple years has caught the attention of the SEC. (read the article>)
The FBI Probe: What Went Wrong At Fort Hood?
The Time:
f there's a sensitive investigation into the flaws of crime-fighters, the man the feds often call in to do the job is William H. Webster. Over the decades, the former FBI and CIA chief has headed numerous high-profile investigations into public agencies, including the Los Angeles Police Department response to the 1992 Rodney King riots and the FBI's failure to catch Soviet and Russian mole Robert Hanssen.
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