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September 18, 2003

Strike That, Reverse It

Perhaps Ashcroft thought he had an easy target when he made fun of librarians. But Big Bully has decided to declassify the data indicating how often federal agents have requested records from libraries and other institutions. ["In a Reversal, Ashcroft Lifts Secrecy of Data" - NYT, Eric Lichtblau, 9/18/03]

Did you know that the Democratic National Committee has a blog? It's also chimed in on the Ashcroft/librarian story.