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February 14, 2009 Media / The Solomon Scandals

Will politicians grow more crooked if newspapers dwindle in number and influence?

How good are newspapers as corruption-fighters or -preventers? As noted in The Brass Check, a Chicago Tribune reporter actually tried

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