Like most other states, Illinois has little regulation of the economic interests of legislators and relies on public disclosure to keep the… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Msnbc.com identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Jason McDermott can be the most ingratiating young man: a born politician. — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Polygraphs are not allowed as evidence in most U.S. courts, but they're routinely used in police investigations, and the Defense Department relies… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
If police officers routinely issue tickets for the most serious traffic offenses, they'll be treating drivers of all races, sexes, and ages… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
NBC News found that FEMA has redrawn maps even for properties that have repeatedly filed claims for flood losses from previous storms. At least… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Huguette Clark has had her own tax liens - four times, the IRS has filed to collect taxes from her. — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
At one point, Sarah Palin sent her husband instructions to stock up on 'fresh fruit and veggies' for the kids, and 'as little processed… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
In New York, FEMA granted the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club's request to be remapped from the high-risk flood zone in August 2012 -… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart has always paid low wages, or, as Sam Walton put it, 'as little as we could get by with at the time.' — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Less than a year after the Sept. 11 attacks, al-Qaida attacks were continuing: the firebombing of a synagogue in Tunisia in April, a bomb… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
The Manhattan district attorney has closed the well-publicized investigation of the handling of the $300 million fortune of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark - without… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Mohammed al-Qahtani was not alleged to be a leader of the Sept. 11 plot. He was not trained as a pilot. If he was… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
If he is convicted, Dr. Kevorkian says he will die a martyr's death by going on a hunger strike. — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election. The number… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Lie detectors sometimes work because people believe they work, deterring the wrong people from applying for jobs in the first place, or prompting admissions… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
