Special Reports


Candidate Remarks: McCain | Obama
A compilation of speech transcripts as delivered by presumptive presidential nominees Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama.

Watergate
Find full Post coverage, analysis, interactive features and multimedia content on the story that brought down a president and forever altered the triangular relationship between government officials, the media and the public.

Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency
Dick Cheney is the most influential and powerful man ever to hold the office of vice president. This four-part series examines Cheney's largely hidden and little-understood role in crafting policies for the War on Terror, the economy and the environment.

Delegate Tally: Democrats | Republicans
Follow the delegates and learn which presidential candidates they're supporting.

Campaign Finance
Fourth-quarter contribution and expenditure totals of 2007 for the 2008 presidential candidates. See how much money the Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls have raised.

Candidate Caricatures
Artists sketch the presidential candidates, trying to shed light on their personalities.

Presidential Campaign Tracker
Follow the candidates every step of the way through 2008.

Campaign Fundraising Scandal
Norman Hsu, who raised $850,000 for Sen. Hillary Clinton's (N.Y.) campaign, faces 15-year-old criminal charges.

McCain's Money
Browse a database of contributions to Straight Talk America during the past two years.

The Craig Accusations
Full coverage of Sen. Larry E. Craig's (R-Idaho) battle to keep his Senate seat after his arrest for disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis airport restroom.

Clinton's Paid Speeches
An interactive track of how former president Bill Clinton's speaking engagements helped him collect nearly $40 million.

Citizen K Street
The life and career of Gerald S.J. Cassidy -- how lobbying became Washington's biggest business. A story told in 27 parts, with video interviews, archival documents, interactive graphics and more. Written by Robert G. Kaiser.

U.S. Attorney Firings
Full coverage and a series of documents related to the investigation into the Bush administration's firing of eight U.S. Attorneys.

Congressional Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.

Todd Palin's Got a Babysitter! Let's Get This Party Started!

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 - First Dude speaks, and he's funny! Todd Palin was the surprise hit of yesterday's tribute lunch for Cindy McCain.


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Fast Track Campaign
More than two dozen states will vote before Feb. 5, 2008 in an early primary calendar, forcing campaigns to decide how to spend limited resources.

Budget, Taxes & Spending
Find full Post coverage of fiscal policies and politics.

The CIA Leak Investigation
After an initial indictment in the investigation into whether White House officials illegally leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent in retaliation for criticisms about the Bush administration's case for invading Iraq, the inquiry continues.

Gerald R. Ford, 1913 - 2006
Post articles, photos, audio and video of the nation's 38th president.

Lady Bird Johnson, 1912 - 2007
Photos, appreciations and other Washington Post coverage of the former first lady, who died on July 11, 2007, at her home in Austin, Texas.

Immigration Debate
Immigration reform proposals before Congress have sparked a nationwide political debate.

DeLay Indicted
The former House Majority Leader has been indicted on charges of money laundering in connection with the Texas election in 2002 and resigned from the GOP leadership.

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.

The Jack Abramoff Scandal
The D.C. lobbyist has been indicted for illegal actions?in purchasing a fleet of gambling boats from a businessman later killed in a gangland-style hit. Other efforts to funnel money to support causes of interest to his clients are also being probed.

September 11, 2001
Post coverage of the worst terrorist attack on American soil.

Supreme Court
Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, including key cases and nominations to the nation's highest court.

The Threat of Climate Change
Read complete Post coverage on the science and politics surrounding the threat of human-induced climate change.

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