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FBI's anthrax suspect is likely killer, panel concludes

The late Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins engaged in a decades-long pattern of "concealment and deceit," pretending to be a comical juggler who played the organ in church on Sundays, while his dark side drove him to mail anthrax-laced letters that killed five people, according to an analysis of his psychiatric records. | 03/23/11 19:49:00 By - Greg Gordon

Earthquake science advances - does nuclear safety keep up?

The 104 nuclear reactors providing 20 percent of America's electric power were designed and built in the 1960s and '70s, an era when seismologists knew much less about earthquakes than they do today. | 03/23/11 18:57:00 By - Renee Schoof and Greg Gordon

Workers stabilize spent fuel stored at Japanese reactor

Japanese workers, who are risking their lives attempting to cool a half dozen crippled nuclear reactors, managed Saturday to stabilize a storage pool that holds some of the deadliest spent fuel, halting its release of radiation, the Japanese government said. | 03/19/11 18:07:00 By - Greg Gordon

Safety of Japanese reactors questioned long ago in U.S.

Safety questions about the Mark I model nuclear reactors that are burning out of control in Japan were first raised years ago in the U.S., by the nation's top nuclear safety official and by the General Electric engineers who helped design them. | 03/17/11 19:42:00 By - Rob Hotakainen and Greg Gordon

U.S. officials: Japanese should widen nuclear evacuation zone

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday that U.S. officials believe at least one Japanese nuclear power reactor is in "partial meltdown," and the top federal nuclear power regulator said that radiation is so high it warrants a much wider evacuation zone. | 03/16/11 20:10:00 By - Greg Gordon

Families of Lockerbie dead hope Gadhafi answers for it

A boast from Libya's defected justice minister that he can prove that Moammar Gadhafi ordered the 1988 bombing of a U.S. jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, stirred hope among families of the 270 dead that the rogue dictator might be held accountable someday. | 02/23/11 19:42:00 By - Greg Gordon

Experts: Libya could inspire new uprisings, or crackdowns

The bloody battle for control of Libya, where leader Moammar Gadhafi has turned his military forces loose on civilians, slaughtering hundreds if not thousands, could have repercussions far beyond the isolated North African nation. | 02/21/11 18:48:00 By - Warren P. Strobel and Greg Gordon

Critics: Goldman should give back $2.9 billion to taxpayers

Irked that Goldman Sachs appears to have reaped a $2.9 billion taxpayer-aided windfall on an investment of a mere $20 million, some experts and watchdogs say the Wall Street giant should return the money to the U.S. Treasury. | 02/15/11 19:23:00 By - Greg Gordon

Panel: Negligence, risk-taking fueled economy's collapse

Wall Street's plunge into the U.S. housing market reached such a level of madness that three giant banks kept buying billions of dollars in risky mortgage securities when most investors were shunning them, a congressional commission said Thursday in its long-awaited report on the causes of the U.S. financial crisis. | 01/27/11 10:57:00 By - Greg Gordon and Kevin G. Hall

Financial crisis panel urges prosecutions of industry figures

The congressional panel examining the root causes of the nation's financial crisis voted to refer to state and federal prosecutors a wide range of potential criminal wrongdoing by financial industry figures and corporations, people involved in the deliberations said Tuesday. | 01/25/11 19:23:00 By - Greg Gordon

Wall Street firms earn high profits with Uncle Sam's backing

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street giants that played roles in the subprime mortgage debacle are reporting huge profits and awarding hefty bonuses again even as the government remains on the hook for tens of billions of dollars of their debt. | 01/24/11 19:13:00 By - Greg Gordon

Goldman reviews practices, almost comes clean on bets

Goldman Sachs is implementing dozens of internal changes aimed at restoring its reputation after settling a civil fraud suit with securities regulators last year. However, the report issued Tuesday doesn't fully disclose how much money Goldman earned on exotic bets related to the subprime mortgage meltdown, a focus of multiple government inquiries. | 01/11/11 18:58:00 By - Greg Gordon

Goldman Sachs sued over mortgage deal cited by SEC

A foundering bond insurer filed a civil fraud suit against Goldman Sachs Thursday over the same exotic mortgage securities deal in which Goldman paid $550 million last summer in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. | 01/06/11 19:45:00 By - Greg Gordon

Critics contend failure to screen ground workers risks airport security

Federal aviation officials, fresh from a furor over invasive new passenger screening measures, now face allegations that security gaps make it too easy for terrorists to pose as ground workers and to sabotage planes. | 12/28/10 19:42:00 By - Greg Gordon

How the Fed let small banks take on too much debt, then fail

In 2005, with Alan Greenspan at the helm, the Federal Reserve Board missed a chance to prevent much of the financial chaos that ravaged hundreds of small- and mid-sized banks. At issue was a Fed rule that let the banks raise money and count it as reserves instead of debt. Despite warnings, the Fed let the rule stand. The consequences were devastating. | 12/22/10 17:52:00 By - Greg Gordon and Kevin G. Hall

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