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Watchdog group wants EPA to replace state as industry monitor
NOLA.com
By Matt Scallan, The Times-Picayune The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmental watchdog group that focuses on industrial emissions, says the state Department of Environmental Quality has done such a poor job of enforcing federal air quality laws in …

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Group: NM lacks adequate oil and gas enforcement
BusinessWeek
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN A watchdog group called into question Thursday whether New Mexico can continue developing oil and natural gas in a responsible way without more state inspectors and adequate enforcement. Production of those materials has been …
New Mexico Oil And Gas Industry Enforcement Called Into QuestionHuffington Post
Group: NM Oil & Gas Oversight LackingABQ Journal (subscription)

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Canadians paying unfair gas taxes, watchdog group says
680 News
When you fill up your tank, we all know we're taxed on the price per litre. What you may not know is that the total price is then taxed yet again. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is shedding light on how much you pay in levies when you fill up.

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Watchdog group cites vendor contributions, cost hikes
Atlanta Journal Constitution
But the watchdog group's leaders on Wednesday — the day the terminal opened — said the $1.5 billion complex was a prime example of too much money flowing from contractors to campaign coffers. The group said it found as much as $195000 in campaign …

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Financial Watchdog Group Warns on Nutraceutical Stock Scams
Wall Street Journal
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warned Wednesday that investors should be on the lookout for "pump and dump" stock scams involving companies in the so-called nutraceutical business. Examples of nutraceuticals include alternative medications …

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The Moral Liberal

Watchdog Group Sues Over Senate Filibuster Rule
CT Newsjunkie
by Hugh McQuaid | May 16, 2012 5:30am Common Cause, a Washington-based watchdog group, is suing the US Senate over the constitutionality of its filibuster rule that enables a 41-member minority to block the debate of bills. The 52-page complaint asks …
Is the filibuster constitutional?The Seattle Times
Immigrant activists launch suit against U.S. SenateOCRegister
Group Files Suit to Declare Senate Filibuster Rule UnconstitutionalThe Moral Liberal
Citizens Voice -89.3 KPCC
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Hollywood Reporter

Jerry Perenchio's Political Donations Top $50 Million, Says Watchdog Group
Hollywood Reporter
The Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan watchdog group that collects and makes available digital data it believes promote open government, has cast a rare bit of illumination on the activities of one of Hollywood's biggest and most secretive political …

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

Anonymous donor gives $7M to Coleman group
Minneapolis Star Tribune
As a tax-exempt organization, group is not required to publicly disclose its donors, but a campaign finance watchdog group is challenging that. Washington, DC-based Democracy 21 has pushed the IRS to strip the organization's tax-exempt status, …
Mystery donor gives $7 million to groupUSA TODAY
Anonymous donor gives $7M to group led by ex-Sen. Norm ColemanDemocratic Underground

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RCMP watchdog doubts effectiveness of coroner inquest
www.kamloopsnews.ca
By Sylvie Paillard An RCMP watchdog group doesn't hold out much hope that jury recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the police shooting death of Wilbert Bartley will ever be implemented. “I think that unfortunately all these recommendations …

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