Saddam Hussein’s interviews with FBI
FBI special agents had 20 formal interviews and at least five casual conversations with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (“High Value Detainee #1″) after his capture by U.S. troops in 2003. That’s...
View ArticleToxic air outside schools
USA Today spent eight months examining the impact of industrial pollution on the air outside schools across the nation. A computer simulation predicts the path of toxic chemicals released by thousands...
View ArticleWatch ‘Secrecy’ in action
A free showing of the documentary film “Secrecy” is planned for 7 p.m. July 15 at the Midtown Cinema (215 Reily St. in Harrisburg). The film was directed by Harvard professors Peter Galison and Robb...
View ArticlePa. high court: Preserve records
The state Supreme Court has changed its tune on records it initially ordered destroyed. From the AP: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court now says it wants to preserve the records of thousands of juveniles...
View ArticleDocuments show abuse in Naval canine unit
Listening to NPR yesterday, I was blown away by the reporting done by young journalists involving a successful FOIA request. The FOIA’d documents led to an investigative story detailing the hazing and...
View ArticleNew blog by National Security Archive
Unredacted is a “behind-the-scenes” blog just launched by the nonprofit National Security Archive at GWU: “The Archive’s own experience with thousands of Freedom of Information Act and Mandatory...
View ArticleWhat’s lurking in stadium inspection records?
ESPN found numerous food-safety violations at stadiums and ballparks around the country, based on its review of inspection records from local health departments. At the jump, read the results for...
View ArticleOpen Records deputy dies while cycling
Barry Fox, deputy director of the state’s Office of Open Records, died Sunday while on vacation with his family in State College, the Patriot-News reports. He was 47. A former Patriot-News reporter,...
View ArticleReport: Angel Food Ministries’ fraud case held up by mountainous paperwork
A Georgia newspaper reports that the federal government’s case against the leaders of Angel Food Ministries founders Joe Wingo, left, and Linda Wingo, center, walk to their car after a meeting in York...
View ArticleAngel Food Ministries leaders plead guilty to federal charges
Joe and Linda Wingo, the husband-and-wife founders of the food nonprofit Angel Food Ministries, and their son Andy have pleaded guilty to federal charges, according to court records (scroll down for...
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