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...assault. "They use the gay issues to whip up hysteria among their own ranks, which helps them raise money, rally troops at the local level, build infrastructure and effectively challenge issues at a federal level," says Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way, a liberal watchdog group. "In many respects, it's a national witch-hunt...
CONSERVATIVE CHURCHES IRS urged by watchdog group to revoke tax-exempt status if they stray into partisan politics...
...ones already afloat are having trouble making a profit? Still, this Depression-era program stands a good chance of being renewed this year--in no small measure because maritime unions and business PACs have contributed more than $17 million to congressional campaigns over the past decade, according to the watchdog group Common Cause...
...story of George Galatis and Millstone suggests that the NRC itself may be giving only passing thought to the issue--that it may be more concerned with propping up an embattled, economically straitened industry than with ensuring public safety. When a nuclear plant violates safety standards and the federal watchdog turns a blind eye, the question arises, How safe are America's nuclear plants...
With missionary zeal, Galatis continued to forward allegations to the NRC. Yet four months passed before Galatis finally heard from Donald Driskill, an agent with the NRC's Office of Investigations (the second watchdog unit inside the NRC, this one tracks wrongdoing by utilities). Galatis felt that Driskill was too relaxed about the case. Driskill talked to Northeast about Galatis' charges--a breach of confidentiality that the NRC calls "inadvertent." When Hadley complained to him about Northeast's alleged harassment of Galatis, Driskill suggested he talk to Northeast's lawyer: "He's a really nice...