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Obama should reevalute records withholdings, groups say
At least two groups are asking the Obama administration to reconsider its stance on pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuits.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama's take on transparency and access not beyond reproach
President Obama won widespread praise in his first week office among open-government advocates for issuing a memo reaffirming a commitment to FOIA.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Ex-NSA analyst: Agency spied on news organizations
A former National Security Agency analyst told MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann Wednesday night that the Bush Administration targeted and eavesdropped on…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Opening government on Day One
President Barack Obama, on his first full day in office, sent a strong message of his intention to run a transparent…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama transition team unveils new transparency Web site
In a nod toward transparency in government, President-elect Obama's transition team has set up a Web site, Your Seat at…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Politico: campaigns have little to do with traveling press corps
In an effort to control their political message, both of the major parties' presidential campaigns have “sidelined” the press corps…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Obama aide slams Clinton on secrecy
As the Democratic presidential contest heats up, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has begun escalating attacks on Sen. Hillary Clinton's record…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama wavers on opening fund-raising events to media
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has made transparency in government one of the regular themes of his presidential campaign, but his…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Nothing to see here…
Although he has openly called on rival Hillary Clinton to release records from her time as first lady, Barack Obama…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama calls on Clinton to release first lady records
During last night’s Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia, front-runner Hillary Clinton was grilled about public access to her records as…Categorized in Freedom of information