Financial Reform Amendment Would Address Loan Mod Problems with ‘Homeowner Advocate’
Region: District of Columbia
An amendment to the financial reform bill filed yesterday by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would create a special office to assist homeowners who are facing problems with the administration&... more
Views: 1408Cabot Oil & Gas’s Marcellus Drilling to Slow After PA Environment Officials Order Wells Closed
Region: Pennsylvania
by Abrahm Lustgarten In its 2009 annual report, Cabot Oil and Gas named a field in Texas and another in Dimock, Pa., as its two largest fields of production. But yesterday the Pennsylvania Department of E... more
Views: 2296How Senator Vitter Battled the EPA Over Formaldehyde’s Link to Cancer
Region: Louisiana
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has pushed the EPA to slow its process of updating its 20-year-old health assessment of formaldehyde. After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of his state's residents said they suffered respiratory ... more
Views: 2745Tracking the Papal Paper Trail on Sex Abuse
Region: Vatican City State
Earlier this month, the Vatican denounced what it viewed as a campaign against the pope [1]: “It’s rather clear that in recent days there have been people who have searched—with notable tenacity in ... more
Views: 1993Ketchum, PR Firm Behind Propaganda Videos, Wins Stimulus Contract
Region: United States
President Obama’s push for electronic medical records [1] has faced resistance from those who question whether health information technology systems can protect patient privacy. So last week, the U.S Department o... more
Views: 1590Republicans Send Out a ‘Census’ Form—That’s Really a Fundraiser
Region: United States
An editor here at ProPublica received this "Census" form [1] in the mail last week. In big, bold letters at the top it announces, "2010 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CENSUS." The form even has a "Census Tracking Code." But it's n... more
Views: 1470Business Gears Up to Battle New Obama Workplace Safety Rule
Region: District of Columbiaby Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica - February 8, 2010 7:19 am EST This story was co-published [1] with Politico. Michael Smith/Newsmakers As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the White House are trying to minimize their d... more
Views: 1026Rum Maker Diageo Lands $3B Tax Break from Puerto Rico
Region: Puerto Rico
A transfer of billions of dollars in federal aid from public projects in Puerto Rico to one of the world's largest liquor conglomerates over the next 30 years continues to move forward without any objection from Congress. ... more
Views: 1946In San Diego, Residents Find Welfare Benefits Elusive
Region: California
San Diego residents are slipping through gaps in the county’s safety net for the poor [2], according to a report published Sunday by voiceofsandiego.org. The local investigative news outfit put to the test anecdotal ... more
Views: 941Explaining Obama’s Proposed ‘Budget Freeze’
Region: District of Columbia
Last week in his State of the Union address, President Obama announced a spending freeze. This week, he unveiled a budget that would increase federal spending by 5 percent [1] over this fiscal year’s budget and incre... more
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