Common Cause magazine
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The 'Common Cause' magazine concentrates on transactions and corruption in the political scene. The article 'George Bush's Ruling Class' describes the privileges extended to the representatives of Team 100. The members were allowed access to privileged information contained in government documents, Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports, congressional investigative reports and industry reports. A database maintained on Paradox 3.5 on an IBM PS/2, updated frequently with FEC information, helped the maintenance of facts related to monetary donations by individuals and companies.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 1993
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A hard look at Bush's ruling class: how Common Cause Magazine revealed a pattern of special favors for the president's inner circle of $100,000 donors
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An article dealing with the Republican National Committe of big corporate donors was published in Common Cause Magazine in the winter of 1992. The article detailed the favors given by the administration of Pres George Bush to the so-called Team 100, which groups together the 249 individuals who gave $100, 000 or more to the Bush presidential campaign in 1988. The investigative tools used by the writers of the article are described.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 1992
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The long-awaited Food Lion ruling
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An examination is presented on the reversal of Food Lion Inc.'s punitive damages award against American Broadcasting Companies Inc. for fraud, along with its implications for investigative reporting practices. The reversal was based on the grocery chain's inability to prove that employment misrepresentation by ABC reporters directly caused the damages it alleged.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 1999
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