In Montana, where Sen. William Andrews Clark made his fortune and lost his reputation, people had assumed that all his children were long dead. After all, he was born in 1839 and was of age to serve in the Civil War. — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
William Andrews Clark was caught in a bribery scandal during a campaign for the U.S. Senate - he was said to describe the Montana legislators this way: 'I never bought a man who wasn't for sale.' — 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
