On AlterNet: andrew cuomo

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How Many Drug War Prisoners Were Convicted on Faulty Evidence?

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

Testing errors at one crime lab led to 3,000 drug convictions in need of review and point to chronic failures in the criminal justice system.

The 10 Scariest GOP Governors: Bringing a Radical Right-Wing Agenda To a State Near You

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 6, 2011.

The 2010 election saw a right-wing sweep of many state governor's races, and those governors haven't been shy about pushing their conservative shock treatment.

New York Governor-Elect Cuomo Right on Point: Shut Down Half-Empty Prisons

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. November 16, 2010.

Andrew Cuomo is searching for ways to cut the budget and reduce economic waste, and half-empty prisons are an obvious target.

Dead Vets' Families Accuse Insurer of $100 Million Scam

Aaron Glantz, New America Media. August 2, 2010.

Prudential cheated the families of dead American soldiers and Marines out of more than $100 million in interest on their life-insurance policies, according to a lawsuit.

Does a Senior Obama Official Have Unseemly Ties to Notorious Human-Rights Abuser Chevron?

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.

The story of this slick oil company's romance with the government has recently taken a crude twist.