Sunshine Week and Your Right to Know
March 12, 2006
Freedom of information is one of the key attributes of a healthy democracy and a free society. That is why washingtonpost.com is pleased to join the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in supporting Sunshine Week 2006, a time for journalists and the public to promote openess and accountability in government. The following special reports represent an effort by The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com to hold government accountable and to keep our readers informed of and engaged in some of the imporant issues facing the country. Please visit the Sunshine Week Web site to find out what other media and civic organizations are doing to keep government in the "Sunshine."
9/11 Commission
Find links to each chapter of the independent, bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States and related coverage.
Budget, Taxes & Spending
Full Post coverage of fiscal policies and politics, including a narrated "Budget 101" guide, agency-by-agency spending breakdown, and the latest budget news.
Congressional Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991, review the individual record of your member of Congress, and sign up for RSS and e-mail alerts on Congressional voting.
Dangerous Intersections
A city funded study said the number of dangerous intersections in the city nearly doubled last year.
Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of U.S. service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion March 19, 2003.
Guantanamo Detainees
Until March 3rd, the Pentagon had declined to identify the detainees at Guantanamo Bay Military Prison. As a result of an Associated Press Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit, the Department of Defense released the unredacted transcripts of Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards.
The High Price of Homeland Security
In the rush to protect the nation, the federal government has handed out billions of dollars worth of contracts for security systems. An examination of those contracts found that the Department of Homeland Security failed to properly supervise some projects.
Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Complete Post coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast.
Medicare Spending Waste
A Post series investigating wasteful spending practices and mismanagement in the nation's federal health insurance program for the elderly.
NSA: Spying at Home
Reports that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens and foreign nationals in the United States has led to repeated requests for explanations and accusations of rights' violations.
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