Firms donated at least $112m to conventions - Boston Globe

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Firms donated at least $112m to conventions
Boston Globe, United States -2 hours ago
According to fund-raising data reviewed by the Center for Responsive Politics, another nonpartisan watchdog group that tracks the influence of money in

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Watchdog group says Medicare overpaying nursing homes by $1.5 billion - Naples Daily News

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Watchdog group says Medicare overpaying nursing homes by $1.5 billion
Naples Daily News, FL -10 hours ago
Medicare advisory panel that reimbursement has been inflated for the past three years and needs to be scaled back, a Medicare watchdog group says.

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Taxpayer watchdog group gives Inglis top rating for third

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US Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) was named as a Taxpayer Hero by the conservative Council for Citizens Against Government Waste for the third-consecutive year in the group’s 2007 Congressional Ratings released today.

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Watchdog group threatens suit against West County school district

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It looks like Highland’s SARC was posted but the link to it wasn’t updated: http://www.wccusd.net/schools/sarc/2006-07/Elementary/080606_2006-07%20S…

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Condos in Sight in an Old Port - New York Times

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Condos in Sight in an Old Port
New York Times, United States -4 hours ago
But Jeremy Samuelson, of the Group for the East End, a nonprofit environmental watchdog group, said that the village was wrong to forgo the impact statement

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Blaming the Media for Gardasil Hype - New York Times

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Blaming the Media for Gardasil Hype
New York Times, United States -15 hours ago
Now, a pro-business media watchdog group has a new take on the issue. The hype about Gardasil isn’t the result of over-the-top marketing by Merck,

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Watchdog groups give Palin mixed reviews - The Hill

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Watchdog groups give Palin mixed reviews
The Hill, DC -10 hours ago
Washington’s leading budget watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), applauded the choice, saying it demonstrated McCain’s commitment to spending

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Group challenges Microsoft's patent for FAT file system - Computerworld

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Group challenges Microsoft's patent for FAT file system
Computerworld, MA -11 hours ago
April 16, 2004 (Computerworld) — A tiny New York-based nonprofit patent watchdog group is taking on Microsoft Corp. by claiming that a 7-year-old patent

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Watchdog group threatens suit against West County school district … - San Jose Mercury News

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Watchdog group threatens suit against West County school district
San Jose Mercury News,  USA -4 hours ago
By Kimberly S. Wetzel A watchdog group threatened legal action against West Contra Costa Unified and two other Bay Area school districts this week for
Bay Area School Districts Face Lawsuit Over State Report CardsKTVU.com
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Judge dismisses tax watchdog group's suit over casino projects

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The last legal impediment to casino gambling in Wyandotte County has fallen. Shawnee District Court Judge Franklin R. Theis this week dismissed a lawsuit brought in March by a…

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