The Houston Chronicle obtained financials and minutes from a tiny foundation that was initially created to supplement scientists' government salaries at the state's $3 billion cancer-fighting agency. Records showed the foundation had been losing money for at least two years, as its own administrative, PR and lobbying costs skyrocketed.
Highlights of the story appear here: http://www.chron.com/news/health/article/Connecting-the-dots-4211341.php
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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Cancer-agency-s-foundation-s-outlays-questioned-4208694.php
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