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Shocking: How Faulty Science Lands Innocent People Behind Bars as Accused Child Murderers

A.C. Thompson, Chisun Lee, Joe Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett, ProPublica. June 28, 2011.

Medical examiners and coroners have repeatedly mishandled cases of infant and child deaths, helping to put innocent people behind bars.

Are Flea Treatments Dangerous For Your Pets?

Marla Cone, Environmental Health News. April 14, 2010.

Many pet owners who use the treatments think they are applying medication to their pet, but they actually are treating them with potent pesticides.

PBS Screws Up Report on Financial Crisis

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. February 21, 2009.

At a time when we need hard-hitting investigations into our financial catastrophe, we are getting superficial reporting -- even on PBS.

PBS's Frontline: Too Timid, Too Little, Too Late on Iraq

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. March 27, 2008.

Frontline's "Bush's War" series verged on infotainment, bereft of substantive discussion of one of the most disastrous policy blunders in US history.

Bernstein: Willingness of Bush White House to Lie is unprecedented

Evan Derkacz, February 15, 2007.

And lo, Bush lies on Iran... only to blame it on a "briefer"...