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The Associated Press: Judge rules against White House in e-mail case
1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) A federal judge on Monday ruled against the Bush administration in a court battle over the White House's problem-plagued e-mail system. With two-and-a-half months remaining before the Bush administration leaves office, U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy ruled that two ...
White House suffers loss in e-mail case - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON A federal judge on Monday ruled against the Bush administration in a court battle over the White House's problem-plagued e-mail system. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy says two private groups may pursue their case as they press the ... (more) White House suffers loss in e-mail case - Yahoo! News
Judge gives GOP rules for challenging voters
indystar.com — Hanley directs challengers to follow his earlier ruling. (more) Judge gives GOP rules for challenging voters
The Associated Press: Obama arrives for White House tour, talk with Bush
ap.google.com — 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President-elect Obama and President Bush met in the Oval Office Monday, a visit that comes during a historic shifting of power to a new administration. Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived at the South Portico 11 minutes ... (more) The Associated Press: Obama arrives for White House ...
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Search Still On For Missing White House Emails
TalkLeft — ... the Bush administration claims an inability to find -- even though their preservation is required by the Presidential Records Act? Bush and his cronies were hoping to slink quietly out of the White House, leaving the emails in a state of permanent deletion. A ruling today in a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics and the National Security Archives might make that more difficult for the departing regime. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy today denied the administration's request to dismiss the lawsuit. Meredith Fuchs, ...

The Politics of Government Email
techPresident — ... A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of transparency groups in their pursuit to acquire internal White House emails from 2003-2005. The emails in question are stored on backup tapes that, due to the White House's inadequate storage system, were recycled several times, resulting in the loss of up to 5 million internal emails. ...

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