D.C. police’s high closure rate raises flags

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An investigation of District homicide statistics shows that the much-touted 94 percent closure rate is the result of a statistical mishmash that makes things seem better than they are, according to records reviewed by The Post.

Odds of pardon improve with a lawmaker’s support

Odds of pardon improve with a lawmaker’s support

Analysis shows that those with a Congress member in their corner were three times as likely to win mercy.

Capitol Assets: Public projects, private interests

Capitol Assets: Public projects, private interests

The Washington Post uncovered nearly 50 members who helped direct millions of dollars in earmarks to projects that either held the potential to enhance the surroundings of a lawmaker's own property, or aided entities connected to their immediate family.

The hidden life of guns

The hidden life of guns

A Post investigation breaks years of secrecy on where region’s crime guns are sold and how they move through society.

Alaska Native Corporations

Alaska Native Corporations

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Pentagon and other agencies awarded thousands of contracts without competition and proper oversight. In that rush, billions went to entities known as Alaska native corporations. Then the problems began..

Top Secret America

Top Secret America

“Top Secret America” is a project nearly two years in the making that describes the huge national security buildup in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Power Failure at Pepco

Power Failure at Pepco

One of Pepco's standard explanations for the frequency and duration of its outages -- dense tree cover -- does not hold up under scrutiny, a three-month Washington Post analysis has found. By far, Pepco equipment failures, not trees, caused the most sustained power interruptions last year, records show.

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Police officers killed by guns

In a year-long investigation, the Post examined 511 killings of police officers by guns over the past decade.

Alaska native corporations

After 9/11, billions of dollars worth of contracts were awarded to entities known as Alaska native corporations. Then the problems began.