Swim At Your Own Risk – Chicago Public Radio

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Swim At Your Own Risk
Chicago Public Radio, IL -3 hours ago
The environmental watchdog group says bacteria is building up in the lake in Indiana and Illinois, and says officials aren’t sure of its origin.

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POLITICS-US: Voter Laws Need Reform, Groups Say – Inter Press Service (subscription)

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POLITICS-US: Voter Laws Need Reform, Groups Say
Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy -11 hours ago
Meanwhile, last week, the well-respected international watchdog group Amnesty International declared it was joining the US-based rights group Rock the Vote

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Fiscal think tank calls for special legislative session – Bizjournals.com

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Fiscal think tank calls for special legislative session
Bizjournals.com, NC -13 hours ago
Sonny Perdue should call a special legislative session to address a looming budget crisis created by falling tax revenues, a fiscal policy watchdog group

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Nuclear watchdog group hopes its role may help

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A longtime activist with the New England Coalition says the nuclear watchdog group may not block the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from winning a 20-year license extension.

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Nuclear watchdog group hopes its role may help – Vermont Public Radio

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Nuclear watchdog group hopes its role may help
Vermont Public Radio, VT -19 hours ago
A longtime activist with the New England Coalition says the nuclear watchdog group may not block the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant from winning a 20-year

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Group claims soldiers coerced at Baptist church – USA Today

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Group claims soldiers coerced at Baptist church
USA Today -9 hours ago
By Kelley McCall, AP By Tim Murphy, Religion News Service WASHINGTON — A church-state watchdog group has asked the Pentagon to investigate a Missouri Army

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State fines state Rep. Annazette Collins' campaign panel $20000 – Chicago Tribune

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State fines state Rep. Annazette Collins' campaign panel $20000
Chicago Tribune, United States -8 hours ago
previously filed reports to show she took in $110301 in donations and spent $120794 during the time period, the political finance watchdog group said.

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Harper-Mulroney relationship comes under watchdog's scrutiny – Globe and Mail

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Harper-Mulroney relationship comes under watchdog's scrutiny
Globe and Mail, Canada -19 hours ago
MONTREAL — A watchdog group is going to court hoping to force the federal Ethics Commissioner to widen the definition of conflict of interest to include

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Broad coalition calls on Duke to pull the plug on costly 'Save-a … – Carolina Newswire (press release)

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Broad coalition calls on Duke to pull the plug on costly 'Save-a
Carolina Newswire (press release), NC -4 hours ago
says Shana Becker, Staff Attorney for the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG), a consumer watchdog group. Under the program, Duke would

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City gives watchdog group Highwood documents – Great Falls Tribune

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City gives watchdog group Highwood documents
Great Falls Tribune, MT -Jul 23, 2008
By RICHARD ECKE • Tribune Staff Writer • July 23, 2008 City of Great Falls officials opened up hundreds of documents to inspection by the public Tuesday in

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