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WASHINGTON – Two years into its pledge to improve government transparency, the Obama administration took action on fewer requests for federal records from citizens, journalists, companies and others last year even as significantly more people asked for information. The administration disclosed at least some of what people wanted at about the same rate as the previous year.
People requested information 544,360 times last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act from the 35 largest agencies, up nearly 41,000 more than the previous year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of new federal data. But the government responded to nearly 12,400 fewer requests.
Originally posted by LiquidNova
reply to post by HoldTheBeans
And that is why I hate living in the United States. If I had the money I would gladly live somewhere else. We are not the nation we once were.edit on 3/15/2011 by LiquidNova because: typo
Originally posted by jdub297
reply to post by HoldTheBeans
When you consider that he broke some of his key promises BEFORE the election and within the first month following the inauguration, there is no life span at all. They are ephemerra, existing only for the moment at hand, abandoned when no longer needed or valuable.
He and his administration will say what any specific audience wants to hear regardless of truth or what they are actually DOING or actually BELIEVE, DESIRE and work toward..
Originally posted by HoldTheBeans
What is the life span on a Obama promise anyway? Well unless your a golf course and he makes a tee time not very long.
Originally posted by MindSpin
reply to post by HoldTheBeans
And how many of those requests were from birthers asking to see Obama's birth certificate???