Joe Stephens
Investigative; Local
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Joe Stephens joined The Post in 1999 and has received a number of honors, including three George Polk Awards. With colleagues, he has written two series that have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize -- a review of the practices of the Nature Conservancy, which was a finalist in the investigative category in 2004, and an investigation of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, which was a finalist for national reporting in 2005. Topics he has examined include political corruption, the war against terrorism, Afghan reconstruction, conflicts of interest in the federal judiciary, improprieties at major nonprofits and drug experiments conducted on children in the Third World. Joe previously worked for the Kansas City Star.
Articles by Joe Stephens
Metro board backs safety monitors (November 20, 2009)
Federal safety oversight of subways, light rail proposed (November 15, 2009)
D.C. transit police chief to oversee safety officer (November 14, 2009)
Metro agrees to allow monitors on live tracks (November 11, 2009)
Senators want hearings, probe on Metro safety concerns (November 10, 2009)
Metro has barred safety monitors from tracks, records show (November 9, 2009)
Metro Conducted No Engineering Analysis Before Moving Cars (September 27, 2009)
Metro Employed Limited Testing After 2005 Scare Under Potomac River (September 6, 2009)
Subway Oversight Panel Is Virtually Powerless, Despite Metro Safety Concerns (August 10, 2009)
Metro Safety System Failure Undisclosed Before June Crash (August 9, 2009)
Barry Spent More Than D.C. Council Peers on Outside Contracts in Recent Years (August 6, 2009)
Barry Criticized Ex-Girlfriend's Work on Contract, E-Mails Show (August 6, 2009)
Pfizer to Pay $75 Million to Settle Nigerian Trovan Drug-Testing Suit (July 31, 2009)
Metro Girds for Flood of Lawsuits Expected Over Deadly Crash (July 12, 2009)
Parole Actions By Gonzales, Commission Are Faulted (June 6, 2009)
Gritty First Job as Manhattan Prosecutor Helped Forge Sotomayor (June 4, 2009)
Allegations of Impropriety Surround the Little-Known U.S. Parole Commission (May 26, 2009)
Pfizer Reaches Settlement Agreement in Notorious Nigerian Drug Trial (April 4, 2009)
White House Economics Aide Summers Discloses Income (April 4, 2009)
Valenti's Sexuality Was Topic For FBI (February 19, 2009)
Old Ways Doomed New Job for Daschle (February 4, 2009)
Daschle Delayed Revealing Tax Glitch (February 1, 2009)
Daschle Owed Back Taxes That Exceeded $128,000 (January 31, 2009)
Suits Saying Pfizer Experimented on Nigerian Children Are Revived (January 31, 2009)
Rezko Is Talking With Prosecutors, Blagojevich Complaint Confirms (December 11, 2008)
Husband's Fundraising a Knotty Problem' in Clinton Nomination (November 22, 2008)
The FBI's 15-Year Campaign To Ferret Out Norman Mailer (November 11, 2008)
In Ads, GOP Stresses Obama's Ties to Chicago Developer (October 23, 2008)
Teachers Institute Contract Work Might Be Illegal, Audit Finds (October 2, 2008)
Grassley Seeks Information About Hospital With Ties to the Obamas (September 3, 2008)
Biden's Son, Brother Named in Two Suits (August 24, 2008)
Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife's Employer (August 22, 2008)
Contracts Went to a Longtime Donor (August 22, 2008)
Ford Told FBI of Skeptics on Warren Commission (August 8, 2008)
Obama Got Discount on Home Loan (July 2, 2008)
Training Program Cut Off After Irregularities Found (June 10, 2008)
Clintons Earned $109 Million in 8 Years (April 5, 2008)
A $2.9 Million Payout, With a Few Shortcuts (December 21, 2007)
Nature Conservancy Says Spyware Compromised Employee Data (October 5, 2007)
Nature Conservancy's President Abruptly Announces Resignation (October 2, 2007)
Pfizer Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit in Nigeria (August 8, 2007)
Raising Millions for Charity, And Even More for Golfers (July 5, 2007)
Pfizer Faces New Charges Over Nigerian Drug Test (June 2, 2007)
Pfizer Faces Criminal Charges in Nigeria (May 30, 2007)
Commerce Inspector General Broke Whistle-Blower Law, Report Finds (May 17, 2007)
Watchdog Faces Three Investigations (May 2, 2007)
FBI File Recounts James Brown's Side Of '88 Police Chase (April 3, 2007)
Capitol Visitor Center Debut Again Delayed (March 9, 2007)
Senate Supports Transparency in Tariff Breaks (January 20, 2007)
House Votes To Tighten Rules on Tariff Breaks (January 9, 2007)
520 Breaks for Select Companies Added to Tax Bill (December 14, 2006)
A Quiet Break for Corporations (September 20, 2006)
