Advocates praise Obama move on government disclosure
January 21, 2009 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's move
to change how open records laws are interpreted
is being viewed by advocacy groups as a
significant reversal of the Bush administration's
policy of government secrecy. Read
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President Obama's Memo on Freedom of Information Act
January 21, 2009 |
A democracy requires accountability, and
accountability requires transparency. As Justice
Louis Brandeis wrote, "sunlight is said to be the
best of disinfectants." In our democracy, the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which
encourages accountability through transparency,
is the most prominent expression of a profound
national commitment to ensuring an open
Government. Read
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