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gwu.edu - 1/15/2009

White House e-mail in "true emergency conditions"

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Washington, D.C., January 15, 2009 - The federal magistrate judge overseeing the White House e-mail litigation today said the issue had reached "true emergency conditions" with only "two business days before the new President takes office" and that "the importance of preserving the e-mails ...

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