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‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’

Inside the ‘Voters for Hillary’ Scam

One company’s stock soared, based on the news that ‘Voters for Hillary’ would hire it. Except the group never spent a dime on Clinton. Was the whole thing a penny-stock swindle?

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articles/2016/04/28/debt-collectors-sue-over-medical-bills-as-small-as-60/160427-propublica-insurance-tease_mcpjkh
BAD MEDICINE

Sued Over a $60 Medical Bill

Every year Nebraska collection agencies file lawsuits by the tens of thousands thanks to cheap court feeds and loose rules that leave the poor and sick vulnerable.

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articles/2016/03/04/the-law-that-poisoned-flint/160303-propublica-flint-tease_juxxqn
STATE-SPONSORED ABUSE

The Law That Poisoned Flint

Voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers revived the program.

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articles/2016/01/22/top-republicans-cash-in-like-democrats/160121-propublica-dems-gop-tease_nl0kq0
HEAVY CREAM

Top Republicans Cash in Like Democrats

A ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows Republican leaders like Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy have more donors in common with Democrats than with their rank-and-file.

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RED ARMY

What’s in Your Wallet? A Legal Nightmare

A ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank—and typically for amounts between just $1,000 and $1,500.

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BIOHAZARD

Did Hospitals Kill Her Mom?

Paula Schulte couldn’t survive a cascade of medical mistakes. After that, her family couldn’t get answers—or accountability.

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AIR KAFKA

Nobody Ever Gets Off the ‘No-Fly List’

The U.S. government admitted it made a mistake when it put this Stanford Ph.D. on a terror watch list. She’s still not allowed in the United States.

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articles/2015/11/13/hillary-clinton-s-fake-tough-talk-on-wall-street/151112-propublica-wall-street_fwy75y
‘Wonderful Donors’

Hillary’s Fake Tough Talk on Wall Street

Clinton talks up her record on reining in the financial industry, but a look at her proposals and votes as a senator during the crisis years tells a different story.

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articles/2015/11/10/found-after-35-years-cia-s-fugitive-banker/151109-propublica-cia-fugitive-tease_qzi6ev
In Plain Sight

FOUND: CIA’s Fugitive Banker

How Michael Jon Hand, who founded an Australian bank with ties to American military and intelligence officials that defrauded depositors and investors, was tracked to Idaho.

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articles/2015/11/09/military-smartphones-are-a-hacker-s-dream/151108-propublica-nsa-phone-tease_jgvdyu
They Can Hear You Now

Military Smartphones Are Hacker’s Dream

Telecom carriers and manufacturers are holding back critical software updates to the Pentagon’s supposedly secure phones, putting classified information at risk.

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