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Wednesday, January 21

Obama "In the face of doubt, openness prevails"

by DavidAkin on Wed 21 Jan 2009 10:29 PM EST

On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama ordered this memo be circulated: January 21, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Act A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.... I direct the Attorney General to issue new guidelines governing the FOIA to the heads of executive departments and agencies, reaffirming the commitment to accountability and transparency, and to publish such guidelines in the Federal Register.

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U.S. establishes Afghanistan Support Office

by DavidAkin on Wed 21 Jan 2009 10:09 PM EST

The purpose of the ASO shall be to perform the specific project of supporting executive departments and agencies in preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists, facilitating Afghanistan's progress to self-sufficiency, and maintaining an effective diplomatic presence in Afghanistan.... Would love to know more about budget; reason for existence; etc. Bush issued the order on Jan. 16 and it will be published in the U.S. Federal Register Thursday.

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