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The Saudi Connection: 28 Pages from 9/11 report
28 Pages Last fall, we first reported on the mysterious, still-secret 28 Pages from the Congressional investigation into the Islamic extremist terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. They issue is back in the news as President Obama visits Saudi Arabia
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Wikipedia’s Dark Side
Science? Religion? Personalities? Politics? Who’s really controlling Wikipedia content? You might be surprised to learn how often unseen special interests and PR firms with an agenda are influencing what you see on the world’s most popular encyclopedia. If one of these
Does Obama have authority to close Gitmo? (Does it matter?)
The President says he’s closing the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The White House says some of the detainees (those deemed “the worst” terrorists of the worst who cannot be released) will be coming to the U.S. But Sen.
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FOIA: Officially, Undeniably Broken
House Oversight Staff Report: FOIA is Broken “Executive Branch culture encourages an unlawful presumption in favor of secrecy” Update: The House passed FOIA reform bill Secrecy is the order of the day at many federal agencies when it comes to
5 Reasons to Watch “Full Measure”
This Sunday: 1. Billions of your tax dollars fund the G.I. bill to pay for college military vets. So why are billions more potentially going to help students allegedly defrauded by for-profit colleges? 2. Scott Thuman tracks the failing Obamacare non-profit
What did Hillary Clinton do wrong?
[quote]“At the end of the day, I am sorry that this has been confusing to people.”[/quote] That’s how Hillary Clinton summed up her email controversy in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on September 4. Indeed, those who haven’t closely
The Not-So-Public Business of HealthCare.gov
In 2009, when President Obama ordered federal agencies to be more open and err on the side of releasing material to the public, this can’t be what anyone had in mind: thousands of pages of HealthCare.gov public business conducted via
