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Rule Change Would Allow Government to Lie About Whether Records Exist

Your FOIA request may be about to hit a dead end.

— By Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica

 | Mon Oct. 24, 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Senate Dems: Mandatory Military Detention Is "Dangerous"

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| Mon Oct. 24, 2011 8:28 AM PDT

The Side Effects of Fast-Tracking Deportations

A report finds that a controversial initiative to screen for undocumented immigrants targets Latinos and wrongfully arrests US citizens.

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| Wed Oct. 19, 2011 1:43 PM PDT

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dump Their Foreclosure Barons—for Good

Spurred by an IG's report that cites MoJo's reporting, the housing twins plan to jettison their stable of attorneys.

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| Wed Oct. 19, 2011 8:45 AM PDT

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The Tea Party's Hatfield and McCoys

The latest installment of the long-running legal battle between the some of the tea party movement's original founders.

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| Tue Oct. 18, 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Elouise Cobell, Champion in Landmark Indian Lawsuit, Dies

Elouise Cobell, the Montana Blackfeet woman who led a 16-year legal fight to force the federal government to pay an estimated 500,000 Native Americans for mismanaging their trust accounts, died yesterday in Great Falls, Montana.

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| Mon Oct. 17, 2011 3:11 PM PDT
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The Abdulmutallab Rule

A defense funding bill would mandate military detention of foreign-born terrorism suspects apprehended in the United States.

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| Fri Oct. 14, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Exxon Aims to Bail on Payments for Valdez Damage

Court filings show Exxon trying to avoid additional payments for the massive 1989 spill.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 6:34 AM PDT
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The Awlaki Memo Leak

Will the Obama administration crack down on the latest violation of government secrecy? Don't count on it.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 2:15 PM PDT

After Troy Davis, More Doubt on Georgia's Death Row?

Authorities in Georgia say a man is clearly guilty of murder, but his defense hopes new evidence will cast enough doubt to prevent his execution.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Topeka to Legalize Domestic Violence?

A budget spat could leave domestic violence victims unprotected.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 10:03 AM PDT
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Hey Kids, Wanna Listen to "Peter and the Wolf"? Then Pay Up.

You—the public—used to own the rights to Sergei Prokofiev's classic. Then the government got involved.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 6:45 AM PDT

Chart of the Day: Clarence Thomas' Non-Disclosure Form

The amount of his wife's income Clarence Thomas failed to report on his financial disclosure form tops out at $1.6 million—twice as much as previously indicated.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 10:20 AM PDT

House Dems Call For Hearings on Clarence Thomas

On the 20th anniversary of Clarence Thomas's sex-charged confirmation hearings, House Democrats call for a new look at his potential ethical lapses.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 8:37 AM PDT

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman: Release Awlaki Memo

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:10 PM PDT
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How a Rick Perry Ally Kept an Innocent Man Locked Up

A key Perry appointee blocked access to key forensic evidence for six years. Today, Michael Morton will walk free.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 7:25 AM PDT

Supreme Court to Decide Future of Medicaid Payments

A bad Supreme Court decision this term could doom the future of Medicaid.

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 11:44 AM PDT
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Rough Justice Under Rick Perry

Two Austin filmmakers examine how the Texas governor and bad science abetted the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham.

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| Fri Sep. 30, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Obama, Rule Of Law Guy

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| Thu Sep. 29, 2011 12:07 PM PDT

The "Sanctity" Of Marriage: Priceless

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| Tue Sep. 27, 2011 6:15 AM PDT