Republicans join in call for review of classified material left out of pre-war intelligence report.- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Republican Kit Bond of Missouri and Orrin Hatch of Utah have joined some of their Democratic collegagues on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in criticizing the high amount of classified . . .http://www.rcfp.org/behindthehomefront#i3173 Judge orders release of detainee identification information to the AP.- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to release documents that identify which detainees have been mistreated in Guantanamo Bay. Judge Jed Rakoff rejected the government's claim that . . .http://www.rcfp.org/behindthehomefront#i3174 Senate committee approves FOIA reforms.- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would enact the first significant change to the Freedom of Information Act in 10 years. Among other reforms, the bill would allow for easier . . .http://www.rcfp.org/behindthehomefront#i3175 Libby may have more access to classified information to mount perjury defense.- (Found June 19, 2008 ) After a federal court ruling yesterday, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby may have greater access to classified information as he fights perjury charges. Federal Judge Reggie B. Walton decided he . . .http://www.rcfp.org/behindthehomefront#i3176 Gunmen kill two journalists in Iraq.- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A freelance photographer was shot in a Baghdad print shop, while another Iraqi journalist was ambushed in the eastern province of Diyala. The deaths occurred days after the killing of an editor at . . .http://www.rcfp.org/behindthehomefront#i3163 |