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My Journey to the Heart of the FOIA Request
Fifty years ago, the Freedom of Information Act gave the public access to government secrets — all you had to do was ask. How a simple request became a bureaucratic nightmare.
Author:
Spenser Mestel
Source:
Longreads
Published:
Sep 20, 2017
Length:
21 minutes (5,400 words)
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