Ethics

Louisiana Race for Coroner Produces Wacked-Out Campaign Ad

by Anne Landman — February 4, 2010 - 1:19pm

The political race between two doctors duking it out for the elective office of Parish Coroner in New Orleans has resulted in ar

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ProPublica, January 29, 2010

CREW Asks Obama to Avoid Scandal-Plagued Group's "National Prayer Breakfast"

by Anne Landman — February 2, 2010 - 10:05pm

The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is asking President Obama not to attend this year's National Prayer Breakfast, the signature annual event of a secretive, Washington, D.C.-based, conservative Christian organization known as "

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CREW Press Release, February 1, 2010

NPR Includes Trash Talk in Obituary for Howard Zinn

by Anne Landman — January 30, 2010 - 12:44am

After progressive historian Howard Zinn died on January 27, 2010, National Public Radio ran an unusual obituary on its January 28 All Things Considered news program.

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Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), January 29, 2010

Transparency Loses in GOP Lawmakers' Private Retreat

by Anne Landman — January 29, 2010 - 3:09pm

In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama urged members of Congress to be more transparent about their interactions with lobbyists. Yet this same week, members of the House Republican Caucus will attend a retreat sponsored by the non-profit Congressional Institute, where they will mingle privately with lobbyists.

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ABC News, January 28, 2010

Luxury Cruises Resume to Haiti: Bad PR, Good Deed, or Both?

by Anne Landman — January 22, 2010 - 12:05pm

Cruise purveyor Royal Caribbean stirred up a public relations storm last week after it resumed taking vacationing tourists to its luxury Haitian beach resort, Labadee, located just 100 miles from the shocking scenes of rubble, suffering and desperation brought by the earthquake.

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Dallas Morning News, January 22, 2010

Credit Card Companies Profit Off Tragedy in Haiti

by Anne Landman — January 16, 2010 - 2:39pm

Many relief organizations are soliciting donations to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti by using hotlines and Web sites that prompt people to use their credit cards. While most of the money people give will make it to the designated organizations, credit card companies are charging a two to three percent "transaction fee" or "charity processing fee" that gets subtracted from the donations.

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Huffington Post, January 14, 2010

Government Report Absolves ACORN of Voter Fraud

by Anne Landman — December 27, 2009 - 11:18am

A newly-issued Congressional Research Service (CRS) study (pdf) on the activities of the community group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) found no evidence the group has eng

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New York Times, December 23, 2009

Insurers Trick Facebook Users Into Opposing Health Care Reform

by Anne Landman — December 11, 2009 - 11:02pm

A coalition of insurance industry groups called "Get Health Reform Right," led by Blue Cross Blue Shield and including America's Health Insurance Plans, the American Benefits Council and others, has been caught tricki

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The Business Insider, December 9, 2009

Congress Subverts Transparency in Digital Version of Expense Report

by Anne Landman — December 3, 2009 - 1:37pm

In a supposed bid to increase transparency in government, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Congress to post its quarterly expense reports (pdf) online, where the public can view them. But transparency took a hit in the digital age.

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ProPublica, December 2, 2009
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