Groups push FOIA curbs yet use act for access
AP review shows conservative groups quietly rely on the Freedom of Information Act to obtain government documents including CIA and FBI files while lawmakers push amendments to curb the law. Some groups oppose broad restrictions, citing neutral access and use for monitoring agencies and watchdog work.
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Michael J. Sniffen
Washington
Congress
Associated Press
National Rifle Association
Howard Phillips
FOIA
Allan Adler
Liberal Center For National Security Studies
Justice Department
Jonathan Rose
CIA
FBI
Rose
Daniel J. Popeo
Washington Legal Foundation
General Accounting Office
Popeo
Health and Human Services Department
U.S
Defense Department
Watt's Alaska trip sparks warmth and renewed battles
Interior Secretary James Watt returns from Alaska claiming a warmer image while facing fresh clashes with House Interior Committee head Morris Udall. Environmental groups allege collusion with Mountain States Legal Foundation to promote oil drilling in Montana wasteland. Watt denies ties as lawsuits unfold.
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Washington
James Watt
Alaska
Watt
Glacier Bay
National Park
Denali National Park
Jay Hammond
Bristol Bay
Hammond
Washington Post
Morris K. Udall
House Interior Committee
Arizona Democrat
Udall
Reagan
Arizona
Billings
Mont
Mountain States Legal Foundation
Montana
Bob Marshall
Interior Department
Department
Mountain States
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