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July 5th, 2012

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A new infographic from the Project on Government Oversight looks back at the 46 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Read their companion post for a list of “5 Things the Public Wouldn’t Know Without FOIA.”

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The Freedom of Information Act Turns 46

Reblogged from Project On Government Oversight

June 1st, 2011

[Alaska] is about to release more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor. But officials are also going to withhold another 2,415 pages the state deems privileged, personal or otherwise exempt from Alaska's disclosure laws.

By Anchorage Daily News

April 19th, 2011

CIA declassifies six of their oldest documents

CIA announced today that they are declassifying six of their oldest documents - dated from 1917-1918.

From their press release:

One document outlines the chemicals and techniques necessary for developing certain types of secret writing ink and a method for opening sealed letters without detection. Another memorandum dated June 14, 1918 – written in French – reveals the formula used for German secret ink.

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