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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Bushies Going Out With a Bang...

ProPublica and Columbia Journalism Review teamed up to take a look at the back-door secrecy as W exits the building:

As one of the most secretive presidential administrations in history gets ready to close up shop, it's closing a few more things -- records. Over the past few months, some federal agencies have issued rules that would eliminate public disclosure of information -- or, in some cases, make it more difficult for requesters to get information.

While the federal Freedom of Information Act regulates what government information may be withheld from the public, internal rules determine how that law is carried out at the agency level. Those rules also may restrict access to information.

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