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Letters Reveal True Views Of UK Diplomats

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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LONDON — It's not exactly diplomatic – details of what British ambassadors really think about their foreign hosts were disclosed Sunday fo...

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Aides Pressing Obama to Give Up His Other Vice: His Blackberry

Peter Scheer | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Peter Scheer

Giving up the Blackberry gains Obama protection only in the limited sense that 1) he will create fewer records than if he used it, and 2) the records he creates will be more likely to be vetted.

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Congress Eases Access To Government Records

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration's trend toward secrecy since the 2001 terrorist attacks, passing legislation to toughen the...

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