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Tides Foundation founder Drummond Pike directed hundreds of millions of anonymous philanthropic dollars to most significant liberal activist groups before leaving the powerful San Francisco-based non-profit in 2010. (Tides Foundation)

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SUNSHINE WEEK: A look inside an obscure foundation of undue influence

Tori Richards -

March 14, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, pressed a senior Department of Veterans Affairs executive today about discrepancies between official claims and the government's own data on the growing backlog of unprocessed benefit claims filed by veterans. (AP Photo)

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Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

Mark Flatten -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the publicâs right to know. It is made possible by generous funding from Bloomberg LP and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Watchdog Article: SUNSHINE WEEK: Federal agencies fail advocacy group’s FOIA test

Mark Tapscott -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday that Chinese espionage efforts against U.S. interests have markedly increased in recent years. FBI Director Robert Mueller is to Clapper's right, while CIA Director John Brennan is to the left. (AP Photo)

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NASA mum on Chinese national once slated to attend classified Langley meeting

Richard Pollock -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

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Congressman names employee he claims took NASA documents to China

Richard Pollock -

March 13, 2013 4:00 am

New Mexico's House Speaker Ken Martinez believes legislators' official emails should be excluded from public access. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican,Luis Sanchez Saturno )

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SUNSHINE WEEK: New Mexico solons claim right to keep official emails private

Rob Nikolewski -

March 12, 2013 4:00 am

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-CA, and Ranking Minority Member Elijah Cummings, D-MD (Left), jointly introduced legislation to update and reform the 1966 Freedom of Information Act. (AP Photo)

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SUNSHINE WEEK: Issa, Cummings introduce bipartisan FOIA reform

Richard Pollock -

March 12, 2013 4:00 am

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Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

Mark Flatten -

March 12, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama signs executive orders Jan. 21, 2009, on government transparency and FOIA, saying

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Sunshine Week: FOIA use grows but transparency declines despite Obama promises

Mark Tapscott -

March 10, 2013 5:00 am

Thousands of veterans had their private information compromised when it was transmitted unencrypted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report released today by the VA's Inspector General. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Watchdog: VA puts vets private info at risk, IG reports

Mark Flatten -

March 7, 2013 5:00 am

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SUNSHINE WEEK: A look inside an obscure foundation of undue influence

Skeptical senators press evasive VA official on benefits claims backlog

Watchdog Article: SUNSHINE WEEK: Federal agencies fail advocacy group’s FOIA test

NASA mum on Chinese national once slated to attend classified Langley meeting

Congressman names employee he claims took NASA documents to China

SUNSHINE WEEK: New Mexico solons claim right to keep official emails private

SUNSHINE WEEK: Issa, Cummings introduce bipartisan FOIA reform

Veterans Affairs bureaucrats shuffle paper as dying Marine grows weaker

Sunshine Week: FOIA use grows but transparency declines despite Obama promises

Watchdog: VA puts vets private info at risk, IG reports

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