Presidential Records

Obama Releases Reagan Records

Politico | Josh Gerstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama is ordering the release of nearly a quarter of a million pages of records from the Reagan White House that were kept from the p...

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Blackberry One: The World has Changed and We Must Change With it

Linda Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Stone

When I see Obama using his Blackberry, the message I get is, "I'm on the job. Right now. And I'm using today's tools."

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President Obama Opens Up Records, Shuts the Revolving Door

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

By breaking the nexus between lobbyists and government departments, Obama is doing something that hasn't been done before. He has raised the ethical bar higher than any previous president.

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Fourteen Changes Barack Obama Could Make in His First 30 Days

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen C. Rose

If he can infuse the huge federal engine with bite-sized, doable tasks that all link together somehow, he will be a mystery reformer -- a relatively low-key, undramatic force that renews and redirects an ineffective establishment.

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