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NEWS ABOUT: public records

public records stories: 4 news summaries

Alaska Democrats Complain of Palin Email Cover-Up

Year-old requests still unfilled

Oct 8, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats have been waiting more than a year for officials to release the thousands of Sarah Palin’s emails, and they’re starting to get suspicious. “I think they’re hiding something, I think this is a travesty of justice,” says the state’s Democratic Party chairwoman. “... More »

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Alaska • email • cover up • Sarah Palin • public records

 Rose Mary's Baby: 
 FBI Named Worst 
 at 'Losing' Files 

Agency comes up empty on 2 of every 3 requests

Mar 13, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - "We never find our files" might be an apt motto for the FBI, according to a damning report from the National Security Archive. The private institution awarded the FBI its "Rosemary Award" for the worst Freedom of Information Act performance of any federal agency. It fails to fulfill... More »

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FBI • Freedom of Information Act • National Security Archive • public records

Palin's 'Private' Emails Raise Accountability Flap

Two-account system undercuts public transparency, critics charge

Sep 15, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Candidate Sarah Palin vowed to be an "open and transparent" governor, but as VP candidate she's drawing unwanted scrutiny with her use of private email to conduct state business, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Although the governor has a state email account, which is archived, she appears to use... More »

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Alaska • email • governor • Sarah Palin • transparency • public records • McCain-Palin

 Cheney Sued 
 to Expose 
 Secrets 

Citizens group asks judge to order his records preserved for public access

Sep 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge is being asked to prevent Dick Cheney from destroying or hiding what some believe are the administration's best kept secrets, reports the Washington Post. The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is calling for a court order to force the powerful vice president to preserve... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Dick Cheney • National Archives • Presidential Records Act • public records • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics • U.S. District Court • University of Wisconsin Law School • Walter F. Mondale • Office of the Vice President • St. Louis University School of Law

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