The Tea Party was right: This is the most secretive White House in modern history—at least when it comes to beer recipes.
After taking heat from good government groups for its lack of progress on transparency, the Obama administration distorted its record on processing Freedom of Information Act requests, a former Justice Department official said.
Crivella West worked with MSNBC.com to post the documents on Friday
25,000 pages of new material are being released
After vocally protesting the White House, silence...
Executive editor Dick Meyer says "it's hard to see any reasons" not to publish it
"This information is important for the historical record," says editor Michael Oreskes
News agencies and advocacy groups are trying to overturn Obama's decision
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