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Unfortunately I believe that we are limited in what we can focus on. I think that if we proceed with the partisan sideshow of prosecuting Bush admin. officials, healthcare will get lost in the brouhaha.
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Persistent Hospital Problems, 'Fatal' Car Seats and More on Merrill Lynch
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By Derek Kravitz | March 6, 2009; 07:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
Ethics Lessons for Gregg, Telemarketers and Philly Cops
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By Derek Kravitz | February 27, 2009; 05:17 PM ET | Comments (0)
Iraq Graft, DEA Jet-Setting and Cheney's Pitch
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By Derek Kravitz | February 20, 2009; 06:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
A-Rod, Exploiting the Disabled and Army Problems
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By Derek Kravitz | February 13, 2009; 05:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
Pricey Congressional Retreats, Hospital Lapses and More on Rangel
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By Derek Kravitz | February 6, 2009; 06:42 PM ET | Comments (4)
Enterprising Boy Scouts, Small Banks Bust and Child-Care Scams
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By Derek Kravitz | January 30, 2009; 06:22 PM ET | Comments (2)
A Mysterious Blagojevich Insider Revealed and One Executive's $1M Office
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By Derek Kravitz | January 23, 2009; 05:05 PM ET | Comments (0)
Political Meddling in the FDA, Unhealthy Mining, More Blagojevich Scandal
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By Derek Kravitz | January 16, 2009; 07:28 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Pitfalls of Private Health, Deadly Police Force and a Donor's Gift
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By Derek Kravitz | January 9, 2009; 12:15 PM ET | Comments (0)
Weakened EPA, a Deadly Delay and Iraq's 'Pentagon Papers'
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By Derek Kravitz | December 19, 2008; 05:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
Missing Criminals, Miami Mortgage Fraud and the Military's $7.6M Powder
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By Derek Kravitz | December 12, 2008; 01:29 PM ET | Comments (0)
Foreigners Stuck in Iraq, McCaffrey's War and Army Aviation Deaths Spike
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By Derek Kravitz | December 5, 2008; 04:10 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Hacking, Rangel and Bad Loans
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By Derek Kravitz | November 28, 2008; 07:11 PM ET | Comments (1)
Picks of the Week: Allergies, Transplants and Deadly Infections
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By Derek Kravitz | November 21, 2008; 07:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Child Labor, Supplements and Adult Care
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By Derek Kravitz | November 14, 2008; 07:31 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Student No-Shows and South Ossetian War
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By Derek Kravitz | November 7, 2008; 06:35 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Uncle Ted's Road, Gifted Programs and Lending Protections
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By Derek Kravitz | October 31, 2008; 07:31 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Landfills, Cigarettes and A Whistleblower
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By Derek Kravitz | October 24, 2008; 05:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: DNA Exonerations, Pork Spending and Mistress Pay-Offs
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By Derek Kravitz | October 17, 2008; 03:53 PM ET | Comments (2)
Picks of the Week: Nursing Licenses, Government Eavesdropping and Voter Rolls
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By Derek Kravitz | October 10, 2008; 04:14 PM ET | Comments (1)
Picks of the Week: Wall Street, Counterfeit Chinese Parts and PAC Money
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By Derek Kravitz | October 3, 2008; 04:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: NFL Drug Use, Milwaukee Mortgage Meltdown, Railroad Disability Scam
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By Derek Kravitz | September 26, 2008; 03:21 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Russia-Georgia War; No Help for Workers
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By Derek Kravitz | September 19, 2008; 06:43 PM ET | Comments (15)
'Preventive Journalism' Prize Finalists, Online Journalism Winners Announced
Understanding Government, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, announced last week its 10 finalists for the new $50,000 Prize for Preventive Journalism and the Online News Association announced its annual winners for the best web journalism.
By Derek Kravitz | September 15, 2008; 10:29 AM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Afghan Cell Phone Images and Cleveland Firms Siphoning Public Cash
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By Derek Kravitz | September 12, 2008; 01:59 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: L.A. Labor Deals, Doctors and Insurers, Missing EPA Safety Data
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By Derek Kravitz | August 29, 2008; 05:52 PM ET | Comments (1)
Picks of the Week: Milwaukee Schools Spending, Border Tracking, and Child Hunting Deaths
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By Derek Kravitz | August 22, 2008; 02:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: Gun Mole, Iraq Funds and Wal-Mart
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By Derek Kravitz | August 15, 2008; 04:31 PM ET | Comments (1)
Picks of the Week: Freddie Mac's Woes, Pesticides and Deadly Bridges
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By Derek Kravitz | August 8, 2008; 11:43 AM ET | Comments (19)
Picks of the Week: Anthrax; Diploma Mill; Ex-Con Brokers
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By Derek Kravitz | August 1, 2008; 11:17 AM ET | Comments (0)
Picks of the Week: 'Suspect Soldiers,' Arizona Immigration, Timber in the West
In what will become a regular feature of Post Investigations, our editors have combed through the in-depth and investigative reports from news outlets across the nation and selected three notable projects of the week. Get the complete list (in no particular order) after the jump....
By Derek Kravitz | July 18, 2008; 11:47 AM ET | Comments (5)
