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Report: Chicago Police overtime spending result of ‘wide scale waste and…abuse’

by Brian Seay

The Chicago Police Department has spent nearly $100 million a year on officer overtime in the last few years, according to an internal investigation.

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ATF’s management of high-risk informants lacking, audit finds

by Christen Smith

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives mismanages its highest-risk confidential informants, according to a federal audit released Tuesday.

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Who will buy Freedom Group?

by David Higginbotham

The tragic events at Sandy Hook have forced some investment companies to consider the "ethical" nature of their holdings. Cerberus Capital is selling Freedom Group, maker of Bushmaster Rifles. Will the heated gun debate doom the diverse brands of Freedom Group, or will the companies be picked up at bargain basement prices and reinvigorated?

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