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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1255 Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/41516</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Reform Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/commentary/2493212</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Laws of Necessity </name>
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The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255), introduced in March 2007, is to nullify the 2001 presidential executive order #13233 and restore public access to presidential records. The bill was passed in the House and now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lawsofnecessity.blogspot.com/2008/07/congressional-reform-legislation.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Presidential Records Act</title>
    <link href="http://historylibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/05/presidential-records-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-27:/commentary/2248044</id>
    <updated>2008-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>History Librarian </name>
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Earlier in 2007, legislation was drafted in Congress - HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - that would: overturn Executive Order 13233, establish a deadline for the review of records, limit the authority of former ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://historylibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/05/presidential-records-act.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Panel Holds National Archives Oversight Hearing</title>
    <link href="http://historycoalition.org/2008/05/16/senate-panel-holds-national-archives-oversight-hearing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/commentary/2209389</id>
    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Coalition for History </name>
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Sherwin strongly urged the adoption of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Presidential Records Reform Act, (HR 1255, S. 886),&#226;&#8364;&#157; legislation to overturn Executive Order 13233 which gives incumbent and former-presidents, their heirs and designees and former-vice ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://historycoalition.org/2008/05/16/senate-panel-holds-national-archives-oversight-hearing/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Please Participate in Virtual Library Legislative Day Today or ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/commentary/2199634</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Free Government Information (FGI) blogs </name>
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HR 1255; S. 886: Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 3. Senate Resolution 401: A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications 4. Government Printing Office 2009 Budget Request ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/1839"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RUSTY HICKS</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/2152464</id>
    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lou Brock League Hall of Fame </name>
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Catcher Philadelphia, 1950-1963 Career Stats: .324 BA, 337 HR, 1255 RBI. Year, League, Honor. 1957, NL, All Star Reserve (C). 1958, NL, All Star Starter (C). 1960, NL, All Star Starter (C). Rusty Hicks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lblhof.blogspot.com/2008/05/rusty-hicks.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bush Legacy 101: Etch the Fraud in Stone</title>
    <link href="http://perryvision.blogspot.com/2008/03/bush-legacy-101-etch-fraud-in-stone.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/commentary/1713508</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>perryvision </name>
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HOMEWORK: Article by Joseph Wheelan &amp;quot;How to Game a Presidential Legacy&amp;quot; Executive Order #13233 on the White House website Track HR 1255, the bill to nullify EO #13233.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://perryvision.blogspot.com/2008/03/bush-legacy-101-etch-fraud-in-stone.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>I Just Love The Smell Of Fascism In The Morning&#226;&#8364;&#166;. Ford Models</title>
    <link href="http://theparody.net/2008/03/03/i-just-love-the-smell-of-fascism-in-the-morning-ford-models/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-03:/commentary/1705375</id>
    <updated>2008-03-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Parody </name>
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There&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa ford models in the legislature right now (The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255)), which would revoke EO 13233. It passed the House but has been blocked in the Senate. Bush has, of course, promised to ford ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theparody.net/2008/03/03/i-just-love-the-smell-of-fascism-in-the-morning-ford-models/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How will President Bush be celebrated in the future?</title>
    <link href="http://rebellenation.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-will-president-bush-be-celebrated.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-22:/commentary/1653930</id>
    <updated>2008-02-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>rebelle Nation </name>
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However, Sen. Sessions is blocking a bill that wouldexpose the full history of Bush and other presidents&amp;#39; records tothe American people. Call Congress to demand he release his holdon HR 1255/S. 886! *Take Action!* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rebellenation.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-will-president-bush-be-celebrated.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sessions is BLOCKING HR 1255...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-18:/commentary/1635847</id>
    <updated>2008-02-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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I think it&amp;#39;s really important that we not allow Jeff Sessions to block (HR 1255) this pending legislation. I encourage you to send this info to as many people as you possibly can. Personally I&amp;#39;ve had enough of secret deals! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sitespaces.net/mail.php?readbulletin&amp;124590"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senator Sessions (R-AL) blocks reform of Presidential Records Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/commentary/1546432</id>
    <updated>2008-01-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Jeff Sessions, R.-Ala., earlier this week blocked the Senate from voting on the Presidential Records Act Amendment of 2007 (HR 1255), the National Coalition for History reported. The legislation would narrow a 2001 executive order from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30894"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What does Beauregard have against open government?</title>
    <link href="http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/01/26/what-does-beauregard-have-against-open-government/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-26:/commentary/1533500</id>
    <updated>2008-01-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Flashpoint </name>
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Senator Jeff Sessions is publicly putting a hold on a bill known as the Presidential Records Act Amendment of 2007 (HR 1255). Just what is this bill? The legislation would narrow a 2001 executive order from President George W. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/01/26/what-does-beauregard-have-against-open-government/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Presidential Records Act Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-24:/commentary/1519684</id>
    <updated>2008-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>District Dispatch </name>
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brought the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255) to the floor on January 22, 2008. He did this in the hopes that the bill could be expedited under the Senate&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s unanimous consent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=341"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Presidential Records Act Hold Just Keeps On...</title>
    <link href="http://foiadvocate.blogspot.com/2008/01/presidential-records-act-hold-just.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/commentary/1519685</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The FOI Advocate </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007&#226;&#8364;&#179; (HR 1255) would nullify the Bush executive order and establish procedures to ensure the timely release of presidential records. On January 22, 2008, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://foiadvocate.blogspot.com/2008/01/presidential-records-act-hold-just.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bush&amp;#39;s Ready Veto Stamp: 53 Threats</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-13:/commentary/1546433</id>
    <updated>2008-01-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hr 1591 </name>
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Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - HR 1255 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution - SJRes. 9 US Troop Readiness, Veterans&amp;#39; Health, and Iraq Accountability Act - HR 1591, S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hr6.org/blogs/hr-1591/231034/bush-39-s-ready-veto/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bush&amp;#39;s Ready Veto Stamp: 53 Threats</title>
    <link href="http://hr6.org/blogs/hr-1591/153104/bush-39-s-ready-veto/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-10:/commentary/1684683</id>
    <updated>2008-01-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - HR 1255 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution - SJRes. 9 US Troop Readiness, Veterans&amp;#39; Health, and Iraq Accountability Act - HR 1591, S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hr6.org/blogs/hr-1591/153104/bush-39-s-ready-veto/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Presidential Records Act Amendments</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/commentary/1498600</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Urban Unrest </name>
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The House version of this legislation (HR 1255) passed on March 14, 2007 by 333-93, including 104 Republicans. The Senate bill has broad bipartisan support, and cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanunrest.org/presidential-records-act-amendments/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SPJ leaders endorse letter supporting Presidential Records Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-10:/commentary/1507544</id>
    <updated>2007-12-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The House version of this legislation (HR 1255) passed on March 14, 2007 by 333-93, including 104 Republicans. The Senate bill has broad bipartisan support, and cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=751#751"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Third time&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa charm</title>
    <link href="http://mechanicrobotic.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/third-times-a-charm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-08:/commentary/1387468</id>
    <updated>2007-12-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Robotic Librarian </name>
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The merciless march of time continually surprises me, not due so much to its stealth &#226;&#8364;&#8221; rather, due to its ability to blindside me as I watch its approach, wide-eyed, tharn and fearful to move and draw its full attention. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mechanicrobotic.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/third-times-a-charm/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call US Senators Bunning and McConnell for presidential records reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/10/call-us-senators-bunning-and-mcconnell.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1239315</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Things Reform </name>
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The &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007&amp;quot; (HR 1255; House Report 110-44) would reverse the Bush EO by establishing a deadline for the review of records, limiting the authority of former presidents to withhold records, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/10/call-us-senators-bunning-and-mcconnell.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Current Issues in Librarianship</title>
    <link href="http://theradcliffresort.blogspot.com/2007/10/current-issues-in-librarianship.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1684684</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Radcliff Resort </name>
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HR 1255 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Presidential Records Acts Amendments of 2007 Challenges and Banned Books Thieves try do-it-yourself censorship Library Facilities Used for Religious Meetings and Worship Services Lifelong Learning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theradcliffresort.blogspot.com/2007/10/current-issues-in-librarianship.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lieberman acts like a Democrat</title>
    <link href="http://halo421.livejournal.com/21474.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/commentary/1193432</id>
    <updated>2007-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Curriculum vitae </name>
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... Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, (ID-CT) called for an end to the hold that has been blocking Senate consideration of &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Presidential Records Act Amendment of 2007.&#226;&#8364;&#157; (HR 1255) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://halo421.livejournal.com/21474.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Former Presidents Can&amp;#39;t Withhold Records, Court Says</title>
    <link href="http://www.tothecenter.com/news.php?readmore=3233" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1193426</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>tothecenter - News </name>
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Furthermore, a bill, HR 1255, that would overturn the executive order passed the House in March and is pending in the Senate. If you want more details on the bill go here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:hr01255: This is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tothecenter.com/news.php?readmore=3233"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senator Lieberman Tells Colleagues to Stop Blocking Presidential ...</title>
    <link href="http://historycoalition.org/2007/10/03/senator-lieberman-tells-colleagues-to-stop-blocking-presidential-records-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/1193425</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Coalition for History </name>
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HR 1255 would revoke Executive Order 13233 that was issued in 2001 by President George W. Bush broadening the ability of former presidents, their heirs and former vice presidents to withhold the release of records. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://historycoalition.org/2007/10/03/senator-lieberman-tells-colleagues-to-stop-blocking-presidential-records-bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Court Invalidates Portion of Bush Executive Order</title>
    <link href="http://themoderatevoice.com/general/15423/court-invalidates-portion-of-bush-executive-order/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-02:/commentary/1193427</id>
    <updated>2007-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Moderate Voice </name>
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A bipartisan bill to overturn EO 13233 in its entirety, HR 1255, passed the House in March by a vote of 333-93, and has been placed on the calendar in the Senate but faces a filibuster threat there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://themoderatevoice.com/general/15423/court-invalidates-portion-of-bush-executive-order/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NSA: Court rules Presidential Order illegal</title>
    <link href="http://ithacalibrary.com/comblog/?p=126" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-02:/commentary/1193429</id>
    <updated>2007-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Communications &amp;amp; Legal Studies Blog </name>
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Bill HR 1255 (PDF) would overturn the order; it passed the house but has not gone through the Senate. Even if passed, the White House (shock, shock, shocked) would veto it. Nothing like the prospect of the Bush party girls ultimately ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ithacalibrary.com/comblog/?p=126"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Court Invalidates Portion of Bush Executive Order</title>
    <link href="http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/2007/10/court-invalidates-portion-of-bush.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-02:/commentary/1205300</id>
    <updated>2007-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PhiloBiblos </name>
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A bipartisan bill to overturn EO 13233 in its entirety, HR 1255, passed the House in March by a vote of 333-93, and has been placed on the calendar in the Senate but faces a filibuster threat there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/2007/10/court-invalidates-portion-of-bush.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bush can write his history as he likes. Goodbye Presidential ...</title>
    <link href="http://digg.com/politics/Bush_can_write_his_history_as_he_likes_Goodbye_Presidential_Records_Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-01:/commentary/1193430</id>
    <updated>2007-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Digg RSS News Search for bush </name>
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HR 1255 corrects Bush&amp;#39;s executive order 13233. It was passed with 333 Ayes, 93 Nays, 7 Present/Not Voting in the House of Representatives. However, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) working at the request of the Republican National Party or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://digg.com/politics/Bush_can_write_his_history_as_he_likes_Goodbye_Presidential_Records_Act"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>COURT RULES DELAY IN RELEASE OF PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS IS ILLEGAL</title>
    <link href="http://www.investment-blogs.org/court-rules-delay-in-release-of-presidential-papers-is-illegal/2371/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-01:/commentary/1193431</id>
    <updated>2007-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Investment Discussions </name>
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The bill, HR 1255, was approved in the US House of Representatives on March 14, 2007 by a vote of 333-93. The White House has threatened to veto the bill if it is passed in the Senate. For more information, please visit the Archive Web ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.investment-blogs.org/court-rules-delay-in-release-of-presidential-papers-is-illegal/2371/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Light In Dark Places</title>
    <link href="http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/September2007/30/Light_In_Dark_Places.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-30:/commentary/1193428</id>
    <updated>2007-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LeftWord: The Best Liberal Blog Posts </name>
    </author>
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By CernigSenator Jim Bunning (R-KY) is the man behind a secret hold on HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. The bill would overturn an outrageous Bush Executive Order that would keep presidential records hidden from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/September2007/30/Light_In_Dark_Places.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FYI: Editorial on PRA legislation in Fort Worth newspaper</title>
    <link href="http://forums.archivists.org/read/messages?id=7498#7498" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1120993</id>
    <updated>2007-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>archives </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
http://www.star-telegram.com/225/story/232289.html for &amp;quot;Free HR 1255,&amp;quot; an editorial by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the bill to revise the Presidential Records Act. Maarja ************************************** See what&amp;#39;s new at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://forums.archivists.org/read/messages?id=7498#7498"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Free the HR 1255</title>
    <link href="http://cornyn-texas.blamfluie.com/2007/09/12/free-the-hr-1255-4109197.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-13:/commentary/1105123</id>
    <updated>2007-09-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Senator Cornyn (Republican) - Texas </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
John Cornyn, R-Texas, an open records advocate, pointed out in a Dallas Morning News story, presidential records.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cornyn-texas.blamfluie.com/2007/09/12/free-the-hr-1255-4109197.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Free the HR 1255</title>
    <link href="http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/09/free_the_hr_1255.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1105121</id>
    <updated>2007-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>clusterflock </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;There has never been an expectation that the confidences of the Executive Office are absolute and unyielding,&amp;quot; Supreme Court Justice William Brennan wrote in a 1977 dispute over President Nixon&amp;#39;s attempts to take 42 million pages of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/09/free_the_hr_1255.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Free the HR 1255</title>
    <link href="http://www.inform.com/articles/40479038/?puburl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.star-telegram.com%2F225%2Fstory%2F232289.html&amp;amp;source=feed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1105122</id>
    <updated>2007-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inform </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There has never been an expectation that the confidences of the Executive Office are absolute and unyielding,&amp;quot; Supreme Court Justice William ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inform.com/articles/40479038/?puburl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.star-telegram.com%2F225%2Fstory%2F232289.html&amp;source=feed"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anonymous Hold Placed on Senate Presidential Records Bill</title>
    <link href="http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/42586.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-07:/commentary/1082627</id>
    <updated>2007-09-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breaking News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The National Coalition for History (NCH) has learned that just prior to the Congressional adjournment last month, an anonymous hold was placed by a Republican senator on, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/42586.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anonymous Hold Placed on Senate Presidential Records Bill</title>
    <link href="http://historycoalition.org/2007/09/06/anonymous-hold-placed-on-senate-presidential-records-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-06:/commentary/1072435</id>
    <updated>2007-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Coalition for History </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The National Coalition for History (NCH) has learned that just prior to the Congressional adjournment last month, an anonymous hold was placed by a Republican senator on, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://historycoalition.org/2007/09/06/anonymous-hold-placed-on-senate-presidential-records-bill/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Historians testify on need to overturn Bush secrecy order</title>
    <link href="http://singingstring.blogspot.com/2007/08/historians-testify-on-need-to-overturn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/commentary/966440</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MUSICAL MUSINGS From Maggi &amp;amp; Jim Dalton... </name>
    </author>
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... along with Information Policy, Census, and the National Archives Subcommittee Chair William Lacy Clay (D-MO) as cosponsor, introduced legislation (HR 1255) that would nullify the Bush EO; establish a 40-day records review period for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://singingstring.blogspot.com/2007/08/historians-testify-on-need-to-overturn.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More on Dictatorship and the Bush Veto</title>
    <link href="http://thesubversivegarden.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-dictatorship-and-bush-veto.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-16:/commentary/868241</id>
    <updated>2007-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the subversive garden </name>
    </author>
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Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - HR 1255 Whistle blower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 - HR 985 Reauthorizing Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund - HR 720 Employee Free Choice Act - HR 800 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesubversivegarden.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-on-dictatorship-and-bush-veto.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Committee on Oversight and Government Reform :: Chairman</title>
    <link href="http://www.youngagainnutrients.info/gingerbread-house/2007/06/committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform-chairman.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-02:/commentary/802734</id>
    <updated>2007-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>gingerbread house </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255:Source: oversight.house.govNightmare House - Presented by AddictingGamesGet out of the house! Description: Get out of the house! Instructions: Explore the spooky house and gingerbread house collect objects. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youngagainnutrients.info/gingerbread-house/2007/06/committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform-chairman.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Might as well use these unpublished Letters to the Editor&#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://webdatabydesign.info/wordpress/2007/06/22/might-as-well-use-these-unpublished-letters-to-the-editor/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-21:/commentary/802735</id>
    <updated>2007-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A Day in the Park </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate must pass HR 1255, &#8220;The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 , by the veto-proof margin you urge. Otherwise, the United States government could become an effective monarchy ruled exclusively by the all-powerful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://webdatabydesign.info/wordpress/2007/06/22/might-as-well-use-these-unpublished-letters-to-the-editor/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8247&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-19:/commentary/755026</id>
    <updated>2007-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8247&amp;type=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Here&amp;#39;s something you probably missed.</title>
    <link href="http://ignatz.blogspot.com/2007/06/heres-something-you-probably-missed.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-17:/commentary/755027</id>
    <updated>2007-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nattering Nabob </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They passed HR 1255 by 333 to 93. Veto proof. That bill says that Executive Order 13233 &amp;quot;shall have no force or effect,&amp;quot; and puts the original Presidential Records Act back into effect. It is now moving to the Senate where (I hope) it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ignatz.blogspot.com/2007/06/heres-something-you-probably-missed.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Friday March 23, 2007 - &#8220;The stupid neither forgive nor forget ...</title>
    <link href="http://carapace.weblogs.us/archives/5509" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-23:/commentary/531871</id>
    <updated>2007-03-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>carapace </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The &#8216;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007' (HR 1255) passed the House on March 14, 2007, by a vote of 333-93. It is key to note that 104 Republicans voted for the bill with 93 opposed. Democrats unanimously supported the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://carapace.weblogs.us/archives/5509"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255: The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-JPqKj5E9cqq87I_0HvnkeQbP?p=962" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/commentary/527743</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>lilli&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255: The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 :: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform :: United States House of Representatives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-JPqKj5E9cqq87I_0HvnkeQbP?p=962"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>twistedchick @ 2007-03-21T11:02:00</title>
    <link href="http://twistedchick.livejournal.com/1506582.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-21:/commentary/524255</id>
    <updated>2007-03-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Twistedchick&amp;#39;s Free Speech Soapbox </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Good Deed for the Day Action Item: Support HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendment, which would overturn Bush&amp;#39;s executive order and release records on time, limit the authority of former presidents to withhold presidential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://twistedchick.livejournal.com/1506582.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>OMB statement signals veto of presidential records bill</title>
    <link href="http://govdocsblog.kentlaw.edu/wordpress/?p=22" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-20:/commentary/521610</id>
    <updated>2007-03-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gov Docs Guy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, HR 1255, would overturn Executive Order 13233, signed by President Bush on November 1, 2001. That order grants former presidents authority to withhold the release of their records ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://govdocsblog.kentlaw.edu/wordpress/?p=22"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The house brings Week of Light to relatives (AP)</title>
    <link href="http://word-news-blog.blogspot.com/2007/03/house-brings-week-of-light-to-relatives.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-20:/commentary/738223</id>
    <updated>2007-03-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Word News Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The information concerning other bills #151; HR 1309 (FOIA); HR 1254 (libraries); HR 1255 (presidential reports); and HR 985 (informers): http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp?IssueOpen Government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://word-news-blog.blogspot.com/2007/03/house-brings-week-of-light-to-relatives.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How they voted</title>
    <link href="http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/031907/met_8689171.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-19:/commentary/517680</id>
    <updated>2007-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jacksonville.com: News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Members passed, 333-93, a bill (HR 1255) nullifying a 2001 order by President Bush to deny or strictly limit access to presidential and vice presidential papers archived in libraries. A yes vote was to restore a policy of open public ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/031907/met_8689171.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sunshine in Washington, DC</title>
    <link href="http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/nada/dump-duhbya/sunshine-in-washington-dc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-19:/commentary/518678</id>
    <updated>2007-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>mjh&amp;#39;s blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
on March 14 passed a bill (HR 1255) nullifying a 2001 executive order by President Bush impeding public and historians&#8217; access to presidential records. Bush&#8217;s order empowers future and past presidents and vice ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/nada/dump-duhbya/sunshine-in-washington-dc/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WAXMAN DOES NOT SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY&#8211; MAYBE McHENRY AND ...</title>
    <link href="http://lo6e.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-18:/commentary/516140</id>
    <updated>2007-03-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>loan </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 ? Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lo6e.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Support Sunshine for Presidential Records</title>
    <link href="http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2007/03/support_sunshin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-17:/commentary/513924</id>
    <updated>2007-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>In the Agora </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
All historians and supporters of open access to governmental records should raise their voices in appreciation to the House of Representatives for passing HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments (PRAA) of 2007 and in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2007/03/support_sunshin.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Four Bills Passed During Sunshine Week</title>
    <link href="http://libertylevel.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/four-bills-passed-during-sunshine-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-17:/commentary/514166</id>
    <updated>2007-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Level </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255: The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 - Nullifies a Bush order that gave former presidents (and their heirs) the ability to almost indefinitely withhold presidential records; HR 1254: The Presidential Library Donation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://libertylevel.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/four-bills-passed-during-sunshine-week/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mike Rogers Opposes Open Government</title>
    <link href="http://richhell.multiply.com/journal/item/64" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-16:/commentary/507249</id>
    <updated>2007-03-16T00:01:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Richard's Web Home - It All Starts Here...</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mike Rogers Opposes Open GovernmentMar 15, '07 8:01 PM  for everyoneIt's Sunshine Week!  For those who aren't familiar with Sunshine Week, here's a brief description:   Sunshine Week is about the public's right to know what its government is doing, and why&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://richhell.multiply.com/journal/item/64"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Heads Up</title>
    <link href="http://www.users.muohio.edu/kelleycs/2007/03/heads-up.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507247</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Watch </name>
    </author>
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... which is a great sign if you have ever tried to get information out of this administration; HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments, which was designed to over turn one of Bush&amp;#39;s first executive orders upon entering office. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.users.muohio.edu/kelleycs/2007/03/heads-up.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>RALPH E. LUKER: Thursday Notes</title>
    <link href="http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/36535.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/494550</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CLIOPATRIA: A Group Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Among them, HR 1255 overturns President Bush&amp;#39;s Executive Order 13233 that &amp;quot;allows presidents, vice presidents, former presidents, and even the families of former presidents to delay or withhold presidential records indefinitely. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/36535.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open Government Bills Pass House. No. 3.15.2007. 54.</title>
    <link href="http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=689" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/494579</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Librarian </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 (333-93) to nullify an executive order limiting access to presidential records;. HR 985 (331-94) granting improved protection to federal whistleblowers; and. HR 1254 (390-34) to require the release of presidential library donor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=689"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Open Government Legislation, Senate Introduces ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?title=house_passes_open_government_legislation&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/496162</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>District Dispatch </name>
    </author>
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HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, which revokes one of President&#8217;s Bush&#8217;s executive orders and other restrictions on access to presidential records imposed in 2001;. HR 985, the Whistleblower Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?title=house_passes_open_government_legislation&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Scare-it Valiantly Battles Sunlight</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4278" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507151</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug - Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Case in point - HR 1255 - known as the Presidential Records Act Amendment. The purpose of the act was to require a formal written request from a sitting or former President to make confidential any personal records of official actions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4278"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House brings Sunshine Week to a close</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11622-house-brings-sunshine-week-close.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507152</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Information on the other bills &#8212; HR 1309 (FOIA); HR 1254 (libraries); HR 1255 (presidential records); and HR 985 (whistle-blowers): http://oversight.house.gov/investiga...pen+Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11622-house-brings-sunshine-week-close.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today (and yesterday) in the House</title>
    <link href="http://www.azcongresswatch.com/?p=2957" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507174</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arizona Congress Watch </name>
    </author>
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HR 1255, to amend the Presidential Records Act &#8220;to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.&#8221; Passed the House 333 - 93. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.azcongresswatch.com/?p=2957"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mike Rogers Opposes Open Government</title>
    <link href="http://www.ibzp.net/pohlitics/files/031507-rp-mike-rogers-opposes-open-government.html#unique-entry-id-248" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507175</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>POHLITICS </name>
    </author>
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Rogers also voted NO on HR1255, the Presidential Records Act. This bill... would overturn President Bush&#8217;s 2001 Executive Order 13233 that allows presidents, vice presidents, former presidents, and even the families of former presidents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ibzp.net/pohlitics/files/031507-rp-mike-rogers-opposes-open-government.html#unique-entry-id-248"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House votes to limit no-bid contracts</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11632-house-votes-limit-no-bid-contracts.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507176</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Information on the other bills &#8212; HR 1309 (FOIA); HR 1254 (libraries); HR 1255 (presidential records); and HR 985 (whistle-blowers): http://tinyurl.com/2tx5g4. source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070315/ap_on_go_co/congress_sunshine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11632-house-votes-limit-no-bid-contracts.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WAXMAN DOES NOT SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY&#8211; MAYBE McHENRY AND ...</title>
    <link href="http://lo7j.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507248</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>loan </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 ? Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lo7j.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mike Rogers Opposes Open Government</title>
    <link href="http://rogerswatch.blogspot.com/2007/03/mike-rogers-opposes-open-government.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/507642</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mr. Rogers&amp;#39; Neighborhood </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rogers also voted NO on HR1255, the Presidential Records Act. This bill... would overturn President Bush&#8217;s 2001 Executive Order 13233 that allows presidents, vice presidents, former presidents, and even the families of former presidents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rogerswatch.blogspot.com/2007/03/mike-rogers-opposes-open-government.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House Passes Four Open Government Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/03/16/us-house-passes-four-open-government-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/509017</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>resourceshelf </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US House Passes Four Open Government Bills During Sunshine Week 2007 The four bills are: + HR 1255: The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 + HR 1254: The Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007 + HR 1309: Freedom of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/03/16/us-house-passes-four-open-government-bills/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Press Release: Congressman Cannon and Bishop vote against open ...</title>
    <link href="http://utahamicus.blogspot.com/2007/03/press-release-congressman-cannon-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/509018</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Utah Amicus </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255, Amending the Presidential Records Act would require any claim of constitutionally based privilege to be asserted personally by a former or incumbent president. HR 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 provides ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://utahamicus.blogspot.com/2007/03/press-release-congressman-cannon-and.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Oversight Chairman Waxman Applauds Passage of Open ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.censur.net/news/house-oversight-chairman-waxman-applauds-passage-of-open-government-bills" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/509623</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Censur Net </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8220;Today the House of Representatives passed four good government bills. HR 985 enhances protections offered to federal whistleblowers, HR 1255&#8230; Sabrina.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.censur.net/news/house-oversight-chairman-waxman-applauds-passage-of-open-government-bills"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Oversight Chairman Waxman Applauds Passage of Open ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/014274.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/509886</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>beSpacific </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;Today the House of Representatives passed four good government bills. HR 985 enhances protections offered to federal whistleblowers, HR 1255...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/014274.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What are Congressmen Cannon and Bishop thinking?</title>
    <link href="http://utdems.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-are-congressmen-cannon-and-bishop.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/commentary/509887</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Utah State Democratic Party </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255, Amending the Presidential Records Act would require any claim of constitutionally based privilege to be asserted personally by a former or incumbent president. HR 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 provides ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://utdems.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-are-congressmen-cannon-and-bishop.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House of Representatives passes HR 1254 and 1255</title>
    <link href="http://bushlibraryblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/us-house-of-representatives-passes-hr-1254-and-1255/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/512714</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Bush Library Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1254, or the &#8220;Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007? passed with somewhat more support from Republicans than HR 1255, the &#8220;Presidential Records Act,&#8221; but watching the votes was quite exciting for this proud American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bushlibraryblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/us-house-of-representatives-passes-hr-1254-and-1255/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Vote: HR 1255 To amend chapter 22 of title 44, USC ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-143" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/491271</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressional Votes -- Monitored by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
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Bipartisan support. (The motion to suspend the rules is used frequently to pass legislative measures that are perceived to have a broad degree of support and little need for prolonged debate.) Go to Bill Status : HR 1255: Presidential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-143"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WAXMAN DOES NOT SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY&#8211; MAYBE McHENRY AND ...</title>
    <link href="http://log.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/491277</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>loan </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 ? Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://log.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Passed 333-93, To amend chapter 22 of title 44, USC, popularly ...</title>
    <link href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll143.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/494551</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Votes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... USC, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (HR 1255, Roll Call 143)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll143.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WAXMAN DOES NOT SUFFER FOOLS GLADLY&#8211; MAYBE McHENRY AND ...</title>
    <link href="http://lo5m.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/494552</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>loan </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 ? Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lo5m.ddneo.com/WAXMAN-DOES-NOT-SUFFER-FOOLS-GLADLY-MAYBE-McHENRY-AND-WESTMORELAND-SHOULD-LOOK-FOR-NEW-COMMITTEE-A/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>President Poised to Veto Presidential Records Act Bill</title>
    <link href="http://blog.historians.org/news/168/president-poised-to-veto-presidential-records-act-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/496173</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Historical Association Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yesterday a Statement of Administrative Policy on HR 1255, was posted on the Office of Management and Budget web site. The statement asserts, &#8220;if HR 1255 were to be presented to the President, his senior advisors would recommend that he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.historians.org/news/168/president-poised-to-veto-presidential-records-act-bill"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rollcall 143: HR 1255 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2520/rollcall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/507153</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Rollcall Feed... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
To amend chapter 22 of title 44, USC, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2520/rollcall.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>1139</title>
    <link href="http://theurbanhermit.livejournal.com/316937.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/507154</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>theurbanhermit </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Information on the House bills -- HR 1309 (FOIA); HR 1254 (libraries); HR 1255 (presidential records); and HR 985 (whistle-blowers): http://oversight.house.gov/investigatio ns.asp?IssueOpen+Government Information on the Senate bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theurbanhermit.livejournal.com/316937.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DAVIS APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF &amp;#39;SUNSHINE&amp;#39; BILLS</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:584726663&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/510892</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress - Press Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He noted that all four bills - HR 1254, the Presidential Libraries Act; HR 1309, the Open Government Act; HR 985, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and HR 1255, the Presidential Records Amendment Act - were recycled from bills ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:584726663&amp;isRss=true"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On Restoring Accountability</title>
    <link href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=117" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-14:/commentary/735253</id>
    <updated>2007-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gavel </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1255 &#8211; Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 years after the end of a presidential administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=117"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255, Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://thebillreader.blogspot.com/2007/03/hr-1255-presidential-records-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-13:/commentary/485190</id>
    <updated>2007-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Bill Reader </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This is one of those bills nobody is going to pay attention to until it passes, sort of like the union bill that came through last week. This bill relates to the opening of presidential archives, an issue made recently controversial by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thebillreader.blogspot.com/2007/03/hr-1255-presidential-records-act.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Celebrate Sunshine Week, Contact Your Members of Congress in ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?title=celebrate_sunshine_week_contact_your_mem&amp;amp;more=1&amp;amp;c=1&amp;amp;tb=1&amp;amp;pb=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-12:/commentary/461082</id>
    <updated>2007-03-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ALA Weblog Service </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255) will amend the Presidential Records Act and revoke one of President&amp;#39;s Bush&amp;#39;s executive orders and other restrictions on access imposed in 2001. Sponsor Rep. Harry A. Waxman (CA-30) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?title=celebrate_sunshine_week_contact_your_mem&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Open-government vote marks Sunshine Week</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11497-open-government-vote-marks-sunshine-week.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-12:/commentary/466327</id>
    <updated>2007-03-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bills are: HR 1309 (FOIA), HR 1254 and HR 1255 (presidential libraries), HR 1362 (contracting) and HR 985 (whistle-blowers). They can be seen at http://thomas.loc.gov. ___. On the Net:. House Committee on Oversight and Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/11497-open-government-vote-marks-sunshine-week.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert: Restore Public Access to Presidential Records</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressivehistorians.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1110" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-11:/commentary/466325</id>
    <updated>2007-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProgressiveHistorians - Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We&amp;#39;ve been talking about HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. Apparently, it&amp;#39;s time to lobby your Congressperson to vote for this bill. The Humanities Advocacy Network has a nice summary of the bill&amp;#39;s features: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.progressivehistorians.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1110"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>RALPH E. LUKER: Things Noted Here and There</title>
    <link href="http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/36383.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-11:/commentary/450472</id>
    <updated>2007-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CLIOPATRIA: A Group Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It asks us to contact our congressional representatives and urge their support of HR 1255, which is expected to reach the House floor this week. See: AHA Today. You can use or modify the Humanities Advocacy Network&amp;#39;s suggested e-mail ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/36383.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AHA Action Alert: Tell Congress to Restore Access to Presidential ...</title>
    <link href="http://bushlibraryblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/aha-action-alert-tell-congress-to-restore-access-to-presidential-records/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-11:/commentary/455385</id>
    <updated>2007-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Bush Library Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On March 8, 2007, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved HR 1255, the &#8220;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007.&#8221; The bill is expected to go to the House floor the week of March 12. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bushlibraryblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/aha-action-alert-tell-congress-to-restore-access-to-presidential-records/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255-Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://cyberhacienda.blogspot.com/2007/03/hr-1255-presidential-records-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-10:/commentary/444311</id>
    <updated>2007-03-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Cyber Hacienda </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On March 8, 2007, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved HR 1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007.&amp;quot; The bill is expected to go to the House floor the week of March 12. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cyberhacienda.blogspot.com/2007/03/hr-1255-presidential-records-act.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255&amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://al-zorra.livejournal.com/133399.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-10:/commentary/438642</id>
    <updated>2007-03-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fox Hall </name>
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unanimously approved HR 1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007.&amp;quot; The bill is expected to go to the House floor during the week of March 12. The bill would: &#183; Overturn President Bush&amp;#39;s Executive Order 13233, which gave ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://al-zorra.livejournal.com/133399.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Action Requested on Presidential Records Act Amendments</title>
    <link href="http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/action-requested-on-presidential.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-10:/commentary/438643</id>
    <updated>2007-03-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legal History Blog </name>
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The Organization of American Historians has just distributed to members this call for action from the National Coalition for History: On March 8, 2007, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved HR 1255, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/action-requested-on-presidential.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your Assignment for the Weekend (Should You Choose to Accept It)</title>
    <link href="http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/03/your_assignment_for_the_weeken.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/commentary/432803</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>clusterflock </name>
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Contact your congressional representative and urge support of HR 1255. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved this bill yesterday (March 8), and it is expected to go to the House floor the week of March ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/03/your_assignment_for_the_weeken.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Action Alert: Save Our History</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/9/135419/2203" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/commentary/432804</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Please join the American Historical Association, the National Coalition for History and others in calling on Congress to support HR 1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007&amp;quot; to guarantee the release of presidential records ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/9/135419/2203"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>They can run but they shouldn&amp;#39;t be able to hide</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6577" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/commentary/432805</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blue Mass. Group - Front Page </name>
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HR 1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007,&amp;quot; is expected to go to the House floor next week. Click here to send an electronic letter to Congress using the National Coalition for History&amp;#39;s legislative grassroots site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6577"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bush Not Merely Attempting to Bury History but Also Bequeth ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.politics.immigration/bush_not_merely_attempting_to_bury_history_but_also_49325370t.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/commentary/438644</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>alt.politics.immigration :: All issues... </name>
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On March 8, 2007, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved HR 1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007.&amp;quot; The bill is expected to go to the House floor the week of March 12. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.politics.immigration/bush_not_merely_attempting_to_bury_history_but_also_49325370t.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tell Congress to restore access to presidential records</title>
    <link href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/1006" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/commentary/444312</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Free Government Information (FGI) blogs </name>
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Urge the House of Representatives to pass HR1255, the &amp;quot;Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007.&amp;quot; The bill would overturn Bush Executive Order 13233 and more. Recent posts on FGI about hearings on access to presidential records here, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/1006"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Todays Civics Lesson</title>
    <link href="http://blog.dcubed.com/archives/21" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-06:/commentary/382135</id>
    <updated>2007-03-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>i need a catchy title </name>
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I write you today as an amateur historian and former history student at UC Davis to ask you to consider joining your colleague Congressman Waxman in co-sponsoring HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.dcubed.com/archives/21"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2007/03/03/the-presidential-records-act-amendments-of-2007/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-03:/commentary/496180</id>
    <updated>2007-03-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fold / Spindle / Mutilate 2.0 </name>
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Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. Overturning the Bush Executive Order. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2007/03/03/the-presidential-records-act-amendments-of-2007/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>His Father&amp;#39;s Nakedness</title>
    <link href="http://simbaud.blogspot.com/2007/03/his-fathers-nakedness.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-03:/commentary/364924</id>
    <updated>2007-03-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>King of Zembla </name>
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Platts, Clay, and Burton, has introduced HR 1255, a bill that would &amp;quot;restore public access to presidential records&amp;quot;:. Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are supposed to be released to historians and the public 12 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://simbaud.blogspot.com/2007/03/his-fathers-nakedness.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://alterx.blogspot.com/2007/03/presidential-records-act-amendments-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-03:/commentary/382134</id>
    <updated>2007-03-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alternate Brain </name>
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Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. Overturning the Bush Executive Order. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alterx.blogspot.com/2007/03/presidential-records-act-amendments-of.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Would Open Presidential Records</title>
    <link href="http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/2007/03/legislation-would-open-presidential.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-02:/commentary/364925</id>
    <updated>2007-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PhiloBiblos </name>
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Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced a bipartisan bill (HR 1255) which would nullify a 2001 executive order limiting public access to presidential papers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://philobiblos.blogspot.com/2007/03/legislation-would-open-presidential.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>More on House Hearings about Presidential Records</title>
    <link href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/986" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-02:/commentary/364926</id>
    <updated>2007-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Government Information (FGI) blogs </name>
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The official page for the hearings is: Subcommittee Holds Hearing on The Presidential Records Act of 1978. There is a copy there of legislation (HR 1255) that would nullify the Bush EO and NCH reports that copies of all of the testimony ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/986"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://theplan4md.blogspot.com/2007/03/presidential-records-act-amendments-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-02:/commentary/382751</id>
    <updated>2007-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DFA Anne Arundel </name>
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Henry A. Waxman along with Reps. Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theplan4md.blogspot.com/2007/03/presidential-records-act-amendments-of.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>About time: Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 would ...</title>
    <link href="http://bbs.whatpissesyouoff.com/showthread.php?t=196774" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-02:/commentary/485189</id>
    <updated>2007-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>What Pisses You Off? - The Best Damn Debate Forum </name>
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and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. Overturning the Bush Executive Order. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bbs.whatpissesyouoff.com/showthread.php?t=196774"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>1788 new messages in 410 topics - abridged</title>
    <link href="http://lib.dropin.org/politics/2007/03/1788-new-messages-in-410-topics.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-02:/commentary/491278</id>
    <updated>2007-03-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Talk: Politics </name>
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Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. - Fri, Mar 2 2007 1:57 am ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lib.dropin.org/politics/2007/03/1788-new-messages-in-410-topics.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1193" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-01:/commentary/364923</id>
    <updated>2007-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </name>
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Henry A. Waxman along with Reps. Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1193"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Waxman bill to restore access to Presidential records</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/1/131749/4990" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-01:/commentary/518395</id>
    <updated>2007-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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Platts, Clay, and Burton introduced HR 1255, the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, to nullify a 2001 presidential executive order and restore public access to presidential records. Read the whole press release. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/1/131749/4990"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1255, To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1255.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-28:/commentary/364921</id>
    <updated>2007-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 1255 would amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1255.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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