Investigations

Blackwater Outtakes

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| Wed Feb. 24, 2010 3:00 AM PST

Blackwater's Gunrunners

Unauthorized weapons stockpiles, reckless shootings, steroid-injecting personnel—tales from the security firm's latest Afghanistan outrage.

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| Tue Feb. 23, 2010 7:00 PM PST

Inside NYC’s Squalid Adult Homes

NYC group homes getting rich off crappy conditions? A judge says no more.

Photos: Erica McDonald. Text: Jennifer Gonnerman.

| Mon Feb. 22, 2010 5:59 PM PST

Yoo Lawyer: OPR Acting Like "Junior Varsity CIA"

John Yoo's response to allegations of professional misconduct: name-calling.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 5:55 PM PST

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Congress to Hold Hearings on "Torture Memos" Report

Memo authors John Yoo and Jay Bybee could be called to testify.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 5:29 PM PST

CCR: Impeach "Torture Memos" Judge

The human rights group wants Jay Bybee out of a job.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 5:06 PM PST

OPR: Torture Lawyers Guilty of "Misconduct"

But the Justice Department didn't adopt the findings of its own Office of Professional Responsibility.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 4:02 PM PST

Banks Snooze, Arms Dealers Win

A Senate investigatory committee probes how shady foreign figures pour cash in the US.

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| Thu Feb. 4, 2010 1:57 PM PST

Air Marshals Dogged by Discrimination Complaints

Two Federal Air Marshal offices have been accused of racial discrimination and sexual harassment.

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| Mon Feb. 1, 2010 1:25 PM PST

Golf-Loving, Ethically Challenged Rep. to Retire

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| Fri Jan. 29, 2010 2:38 PM PST

Afraid of the Dark in Afghanistan

Night raids, hidden detention centers, the “Black Jail,” and the dogs of war in Afghanistan.

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| Thu Jan. 28, 2010 12:24 PM PST

The Gitmo "Suicides"

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| Tue Jan. 19, 2010 10:25 AM PST

The New Katrina Flood: Hospital Liability

Hundreds of lawsuits allege hospitals were negligent during Hurricane Katrina.

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| Mon Jan. 4, 2010 12:21 PM PST

Ethics Scandals! The Top 10

An ethics non-profit unveils their annual list of executive and legislative scandals.

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| Tue Dec. 22, 2009 12:09 PM PST

Obama Administration to Restore Lost Bush Emails

A settlement in the two-year legal battle could unlock lingering Bush-era mysteries.

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| Mon Dec. 14, 2009 11:23 AM PST

Temp Nurses: Seriously Incompetent?

Thanks to screening shortcuts, temp nurses nap on the job, steal drugs, and fail to perform critical tests.

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| Mon Dec. 7, 2009 1:11 PM PST

SCOTUS: Don't Release Torture Photos

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| Mon Nov. 30, 2009 10:41 AM PST
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What About the Black Sites?

The CIA ordered its secret prisons closed, but lawyers for detainees want them preserved as evidence.

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| Tue Nov. 24, 2009 3:50 AM PST

The Thanksgiving Doc Dump

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| Fri Nov. 20, 2009 8:30 AM PST

CSI-ish Watergate Test Proceeding

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| Wed Nov. 18, 2009 12:14 PM PST