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[CIR Story Alert] Zapping Taser | California Lawyer

Carrie Ching — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:14:23 -0800

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Zapping Taser
By Shahien Nasiripour | California Lawyer | December 1, 2008
A CIR examination of Taser's legal battles finds a recent plaintiff's win against the company highlights a scientific mystery: Why do some people die after being shocked repeatedly with stun guns?
http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/projects/zappingtaser

+ VIDEO: Death by Taser?

[CIR Story Alert] Homeland Security Pays Dividends for Alaska | Truthdig

Carrie Ching — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:45:59 -0700

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Homeland Security Pays Dividends for Alaska
By G.W. Schulz | Truthdig | October 31, 2008
Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle bought with federal dollars to help keep her home town of 7,028 safe from terrorism. Thanks in part to an anti-terrorism bonanza, Alaska is one of the greatest per-capita beneficiaries of federal funding among the 50 states.

[CIR Alert] Republican group launches "emergency effort" to stop Obama | The Secret Money Project

Carrie Ching — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:20:14 -0700

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The latest from The Secret Money Project, a joint initiative from CIR and National Public Radio tracking the money behind independent campaign ads during the 2008 election:

"MoveOn money behind the curtain" | 10.28.08
MoveOn is bankrolling anti-McCain ads by other groups.
http://centerforinvestigativereporting.org/node/3897

"Anti-Obama ads, amid an onslaught of emails" | 10.28.08
The National Republican Trust embarks on "emergency effort to stop Barack Obama."

[CIR Story Alert] Evidence Ignored | The Chauncey Bailey Project

Carrie Ching — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:40:54 -0700

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EVIDENCE IGNORED
By Thomas Peele, Bob Butler, and Mary Fricker
The Chauncey Bailey Project | October 26, 2008

The Chauncey Bailey Project reports in the Oakland Tribune and other outlets new evidence linking Your Black Muslim Bakery's leader, Yusuf Bey IV, to Bailey's murder, and reveals that the lead investigator in the case, Sgt. Derwin Longmire, failed to document any analysis of key evidence showing a conspiracy to kill Bailey.

[CIR Story Alert] ACORN Has Long Been In Republicans' Cross Hairs | NPR

Carrie Ching — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:13:27 -0700

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ACORN Has Long Been In Republicans' Cross Hairs
By Peter Overby and Will Evans
National Public Radio | October 15, 2008
The community organization ACORN is under fire for alleged voter registration fraud, and has been a longtime target for conservatives. Republicans are tying Barack Obama to ACORN, but John McCain also spoke to an ACORN rally in 2006. NPR and CIR look at the organization’s background and the controversy.

[CIR Story Alert] The Secret Money Project | CIR and NPR

Carrie Ching — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:33:07 -0700

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ELECTION 2008: THE SECRET MONEY PROJECT

The Center for Investigative Reporting and National Public Radio have launched a joint initiative tracking the hidden cash in this election season. The Secret Money Project catalogues and examines the sometimes-shadowy independent groups seeking to influence both the presidential and Senate races.

[CIR Story Alert] Charity Floods Swing States With Anti-Islam DVD | NPR

Carrie Ching — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:38:00 -0700

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Charity Floods Swing States With Anti-Islam DVD
By Peter Overby, Will Evans, and Shahien Nasiripour | NPR Morning Edition | September 26, 2008

An obscure nonprofit has flooded campaign battleground states with an inflammatory DVD on radical Islam. Critics say the charity is trying to influence the presidential race. NPR and CIR investigate who is behind it.

+ LISTEN to the story on NPR.org:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95076174

[CIR Story Alert] Palin Casts Herself As Reformist, Outsider | NPR

Carrie Ching — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:23:04 -0700

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Palin Casts Herself As Reformist, Outsider
By Peter Overby and Will Evans | NPR Morning Edition | September 4, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and running mate John McCain have trumpeted her opposition to earmarks like the “bridge to nowhere.” But Palin’s record is more complicated: As mayor, she hired a lobbyist to get federal money and, when running for governor, said she supported earmarks like the infamous bridge.

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[CIR Story Alert] Strange Bedfellows Behind Anti-Obama "Turban" Ad | NPR.org

Carrie Ching — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:40:28 -0700

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Strange Bedfellows Behind Anti-Obama "Turban" Ad
By Will Evans | NPR.org | August 27, 2008

It was the first truly inflammatory anti-Obama ad to air on television, produced by the mysterious Coalition Against Anti-Christian Rhetoric. CIR tracks down the people behind it and finds a Hillary Clinton-backing hypnotherapist, an apolitical wedding videographer, and a convicted felon now on the run.

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[CIR Story Alert] New Ads Rip Obama, But Democrats Fight Back | NPR

Carrie Ching — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:01:06 -0700

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New Ads Rip Obama, But Democrats Fight Back
By Peter Overby and Will Evans
National Public Radio | August 27, 2008
It could be the Swift Boat ad of 2008. A conservative group pops out of nowhere with a hard-hitting TV ad against Obama. A billionaire foots the bill. Obama's campaign reacts fast. CIR and NPR look into the wrangling over the ad.

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94029102