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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:20 PM
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Judicial Watch seeks access to Hillary's white house records.
The watchdog group Judicial Watch revealed Wednesday that it is suing for access to documents from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) time as first lady.

The documents include Clinton’s daily office diary, her telephone logbook and her schedule.

More than a year ago, the group filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, which operated the Clinton Presidential Library records, but did not get access to the documents.

“This lawsuit is a first step in obtaining access to new documents about Hillary Clinton’s role in the Clinton White House,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “With Hillary Clinton aggressively pursuing the presidency, uncovering the truth about her activities in the White House is just as relevant today as it was during the Clinton era.”

The group filed its lawsuit Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

“Given Mrs. Clinton’s current status as a presidential candidate, if not the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s nomination, the public interest in her tenure as First Lady is undeniable,” the lawsuit stated. “Because Mrs. Clinton seeks our nation’s highest office and may well be the next President of the United States, the public interest weighs heavily in favor of enjoining the Library from continuing to withhold the records at issue.”

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/group-seeks-access-to-hillarys-white-house-records-2007-07-18.html
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:23 PM
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1. Correct me if I'm wrong
but isn't the First Lady a private citizen? What claim do they honestly have on her records?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:32 PM
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2. Not only that, but didn't Shrub seal all of Clinton's records along with
his fathers? I remember something about Bill saying what someone was asking for was OK with him, but Shrub said no and sealed them all!
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:52 PM
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5. I think it is exactly as you state.
Because otherwise he wouldn't have a complete case for keeping anything under his father's administration sealed, right?
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draft_mario_cuomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:33 PM
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3. Isn't that a right-wing group? nt
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:57 PM
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6. Nominally, yes. They were founded to attack Clinton, though they've also poked at Bush a few times.
Edited on Wed Jul-18-07 11:57 PM by TheWraith
Most notably on Cheney's energy task force, and on demanding the Secret Service logs for Jack Abramoff. However, they also tried to push though judicial nominees, question Kerry's service awards, and called the death of Terri Schiavo "murder."
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draft_mario_cuomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-19-07 12:59 AM
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8. Thanks for the info nt
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 11:35 PM
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4. As soon as we get Cheney's energy meetings and the AG meetings for starters...
Then we'll get back at you...
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-19-07 12:13 AM
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7. I think THIS is what you're looking for!
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