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Roberto Maldonado, the Real Estate King of the Chicago City Councilnew
The brand-new 26th Ward alderman owns more properties than any other council rep -- including ten in his own ward. That's a lot of potential conflicts of interest.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke |
08-24-2009 |
Politics
Reporter Leaves Paper, Picks Up Campaign Jobnew
Was Ohio congressional candidate Jean Schmidt's media strategist disciplined by The Toledo Blade for an ethics violation while working as a political writer? He won't say, and neither will the newspaper.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Gregory Flannery |
07-28-2005 |
Media
Celling Outnew
The directors of California's stem cell research program - in charge of allocating $3 billion in state funds - have direct ties to the biotech firms that stand to gain.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
04-06-2005 |
Science
Election Reformer Raises Questions about Voting Softwarenew
Literary publicist Bev Harris sounded the alarm after she discovered that Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel had an ownership share in one of the big three companies that make electronic voting machines. The questions she's raised about the integrity of voting software have made her a media darling.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
