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Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty 'National Security' Info
President Barack Obama came into office in January promising a new era of openness. He called on government agencies to err on the side of public access and divulge information whenever possible under the Freedom of Information Act...

Obama on FOIA: "In the face of doubt, openness prevails"
"In the face of doubt, openness prevails," states an Obama Administration memorandum on FOIA, marking a shift in secrecy policy that is being lauded by historians. AHA Today reports that the document calls upon agencies to proactively "use modern technology to inform citizens about what is known and done by their government...

Feds have mixed record on openness, report says
WASHINGTON — A group that opposes secrecy in government says the federal government significantly reduced its backlog of document requests from the public last year but also slowed its pace of opening previously confidential material to public view...

Obama administration secrecy policies improved over predecessor: report
[JURIST] The administration of US President Barack Obama has improved government transparency over the Bush administration, but there is more that should be done, according a report released Tuesday OpenTheGovernment...

Obama Promises New Era of Openness -- Update
Embedded video from CNN Video United States President Barack Obama announced today that his administration will roll back the secrecy that has ruled during the Bush Administration and implement a new era of government openness and transparency...

EPIC Gives Obama Administration Mixed Grades for Privacy
"EPIC released the Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration at a morning briefing held at the National Press Club....

Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
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Heinz Mixed Cereal for Babies May Contain Ochratoxin A
Heinz Mixed Cereal for Babies May Contain Ochratoxin A

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.