Read more report stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35176/report.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68446/rio-shines-in-2016-olympics-evaluation-chicago-not-out-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Olympic Committee appears to be bullish on Rio for the 2016 Summer Games, though Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid remain in the hunt, CNN reports. In an evaluation of the cities released today to members, Rio’s presentation is deemed to be of the “very highest quality.” Chicago’s bid also...http://www.newser.com/story/68446/rio-shines-in-2016-olympics-evaluation-chicago-not-out-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67483/mock-executions-among-cia-torture-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA report long suppressed by Bush administration officials set to be released next week says the CIA used mock executions as part of post-9/11 interrogations, Newsweek reports—though federal law prohibits threatening prisoners with “imminent death,” and the practice wasn’t authorized by the Justice Department, unlike other “enhanced” techniques like...http://www.newser.com/story/67483/mock-executions-among-cia-torture-tactics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 19:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65220/fema-too-slow-on-katrina-trailer-toxins-federal-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result of...http://www.newser.com/story/65220/fema-too-slow-on-katrina-trailer-toxins-federal-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 9:42:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65043/bloated-baghdad-embassy-needs-rightsizing-state.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn internal State Department assessment has deemed the recently completed US embassy in Baghdad grievously overstaffed, McClatchy Newspapers report. “There is a clear consensus from the top to the bottom of the embassy,” State’s inspector general writes. “The time has come for a significant rightsizing.” The embassy’s 1,200 employees...http://www.newser.com/story/65043/bloated-baghdad-embassy-needs-rightsizing-state.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 14:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63218/racial-profiling-still-widespread-in-us-aclu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRacial profiling remains rampant in the US, with thousands detained yearly due to race, religion, or nationality, even though top federal officials are trying to halt the practice, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a report to the UN. South Asian and North African immigrants are often targeted as...http://www.newser.com/story/63218/racial-profiling-still-widespread-in-us-aclu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 14:01:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62126/climate-change-report-we-aint-seen-nothing-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClimate change has already brought warmer winters to the Midwest and rising sea levels—and barring quick intervention, the mainland US could heat up 7 to 11.5 degrees by 2090, says a new report to Congress by federal agencies and universities. The report holds no new research, Time notes,...http://www.newser.com/story/62126/climate-change-report-we-aint-seen-nothing-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 13:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62076/cia-to-prez-dont-release-full-interrogation-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA is pressing the Obama administration not to release the entirety of a 2004 report on the interrogation program, intelligence officials tell the Washington Post . The agency says that publicizing the information would expose current intelligence-gathering methods. The administration pledged to review the report—called the “most definitive account”...http://www.newser.com/story/62076/cia-to-prez-dont-release-full-interrogation-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 7:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US should run a second round of bank stress tests if it turns out the government was overly optimistic about the economy in the first round, says a report to be presented to Congress today. The Congressional Oversight Panel, which monitors the bailout, applauded the tests thus far, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 8:52:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59488/brits-missed-chances-to-nab-leader-of-london-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUK authorities crossed paths with the top planner of the 2005 London bombings six times, but never labeled him a threat, a parliamentary report out today concludes. Almost every time Mohammad Sidique Khan appeared on police and MI5 records, it was in connection with possible extremists, the Guardian reports. But...http://www.newser.com/story/59488/brits-missed-chances-to-nab-leader-of-london-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 13:40:01 CDT