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EXography: Top 10 states for new jobs fuel hope for economic growth

Economy

EXography: Top 10 states for new jobs fuel hope for economic growth

David Freddoso -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Flushing money down the toilet isn't a hobby limited to inside-the-Beltway officials, watchdog reporters find. (iStock)

Top 10 worst examples of state government waste in 2013

Dustin Hurst -

January 5, 2014 5:00 am

This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Portage County Jail shows Charles Jost, 67, of Amherst, Wis. Jost, one of three Wisconsin residents accused of cashing the Social Security checks of a relative who's presumed dead ,was found not guilty this week by reason of mental defect, after a medical expert testified that the man may have failed to understand he was breaking the law. (AP/Portage County Jail)

Wisconsin man not guilty in Social Security fraud case

Associated Press -

January 2, 2014 5:00 am

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A year of waste in review: 2013’s worst examples of taxpayer spending on the unused, unneeded and nonexistent

Michal Conger -

December 31, 2013 5:00 am

EXography: Tea Party leaders dominate most-searched senators ranking

Senate

EXography: Tea Party leaders dominate most-searched senators ranking

Mark Tapscott -

December 31, 2013 5:00 am

The way the Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration falters in recording recipient deaths, GAO finds

Kelly Cohen -

December 31, 2013 5:00 am

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, a Republican, appeared Wednesday, Dec. 18, before the Arkansas Ethics Commission, to face allegations he improperly spent $44,000 from his campaign and office accountsr. (AP/Danny Johnston)

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe asks Lt. Gov. Mark Darr to quit over ethics case

Associated Press -

December 31, 2013 5:00 am

United States Enrichment Corp. is trying to attract private investment against another $750 million it expects to receive from DOE, money the government refuses to discuss.

Energy and Environment

Energy Department gives troubled company $30 million two days after its bankruptcy announcement

Luke Rosiak -

December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Special reports by the Washington Examiner's Watchdog investigative reporting team prompted investigations by three House committees in 2013. A federal agency head also resigned following revelations in an Examiner special report. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Watchdog Year-in-Review: Special reports exposed official waste and incompetence, led to congressional probes and an agency head’s resignation

Mark Tapscott -

December 29, 2013 5:00 am

Accenture replaces CGI Federal, which has been blamed for some of the site's technical shortcomings. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Year in Review: Watchdog Team’s Pollock led the pack in exposing healthcare.gov’s flaws

Mark Tapscott -

December 28, 2013 5:00 am

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