Obama less transparent that Bush when it comes to FOIA requests

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Interesting finding, and this was after when Obama promised America more transparency and open government?

One year later, Obama’s requests for transparency have apparently gone unheeded. In fact a provision in the Freedom of Information Act law that allows the government to hide records that detail its internal decision-making has been invoked by Obama agencies more often in the past year than during the final year of President George W. Bush.

Major agencies cited that exemption to refuse records at least 70,779 times during the 2009 budget year, compared with 47,395 times during President George W. Bush’s final full budget year, according to annual FOIA reports filed by federal agencies.
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Obama agencies invoking secrecy provision more often than under Bush | Raw Story

Remember next time whenever he speaks it comes with an expiration date.
 
Well, why not test that theory? See if you can obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act and see whether or not you can prove Kokonut wrong or prove him right?

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
Well, why not test that theory? See if you can obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act and see whether or not you can prove Kokonut wrong or prove him right?

Yiz
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Quite frankly, proving him wrong has become redundant.
 
Ah, you read it? That's comforting to know. Thanks.
 
Sure. Everyone needs a good laugh to brighten the day.:P
 
Oh, my. A challenge.:Ohno:

Nothing new under the sun.:laugh2:
 
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