1. White House updates visitor logs

    By Bill Allison Nov 25, 2009 4:28 p.m.

    TPM Muckraker notes that the White House has updated its visitor logs. The page displays a trifling amount of data -- download the CSV file to find out when appointments were made and who was being seen, or, for the data challenged, click here for a little database I slapped together on the fly with all 2000-some records in a browsable format.

  2. MSNBC: Obama administration visitor disclosure policy exempts its first eight months

    By Bill Allison Sep 4, 2009 4:50 p.m.

    Bill Dedman, and investigative reporter at MSNBC.com, points out some limitations in the new policy announced by the White House today on providing open records:

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  3. FOIA on a Floppy

    By Anupama Narayanswamy May 23, 2007 8:46 p.m.

    Here's a picture of the most recent addition to the stack of FOIA clutter on my desk.

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