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House Passes FOIA Amendment to Hide Abuse Photos

By | 10.15.09 | 2:53 pm

Notwithstanding Rep. Louise Slaughter’s (D-N.Y.) impassioned plea, the House this afternoon passed that amendment to alter the Freedom of Information Act and hide detainee abuse photos — and to keep the question of what’s secret and what’s not away from the courts.