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	AP review: Use of FOIA exemptions rose in 2009
	Study of reports filed by 17 federal agencies finds that despite president's promise of more openness, use of legal exemptions to keep records secret increased during last fiscal year. 03.16.10

	Giraffe satire can go back up on Web site
	Louisiana state judge rules that joke story about animal killing wildlife trainer is protected speech. 03.16.10

	Conn. judge rules state can force-feed inmate
	ACLU had called hunger strike 'an important form of political protest' and argued that ending William Coleman's against his will would violate his free speech. 03.16.10

	James Madison Award winners announced
	Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and National Security Archive lawyer Meredith Fuchs honored for promoting public's right to know. 03.16.10

	Audit: Agencies lag in following Obama's openness order
	National Security Archive finds a decidedly mixed record in review of how 90 agencies responded to president's directives to open more records. 03.15.10

	Obama deputy: Transparency a priority, but takes time
	By Gene Policinski Training is an issue, Norman Eisen says at National FOI Day. Madison Award 03.15.10

	Conservative views prevail in Texas school lessons
	State education board shapes standards, including required teaching of Judeo-Christian influences on Founding Fathers, that can affect what's in textbooks nationwide. 03.15.10

	4th Circuit nixes N.C. airport ban on news racks
	Panel finds First Amendment overrides security concerns invoked by airport authority. 03.15.10

	Ads for 'reduced risk' cigarettes were misleading, Vt. court rules
	Judge finds that tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds engaged in deceptive advertising in promoting Eclipse brand as less risky than conventional smokes. 03.15.10

	Sunshine Week 2010 at a glance
	A look at this year's Sunshine Week activities. 03.14.10

	New Va. law to exempt yoga teachers from state regulations
	Measure, which takes effect July 1, comes in response to plan by state's higher education council to regulate programs in which students are trained to be yoga instructors. 03.13.10

	Ga. man who posted 'Elton John must die' video arrested
	Anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley says musician 'desecrated … blasphemed the Lord Jesus Christ' in comments to magazine. 03.12.10

	Nev. officials can limit brothel ads, 9th Circuit finds
	Three-judge panel reverses lower court ruling that two state laws prohibiting brothel advertising in counties where prostitution is illegal were overly broad and unconstitutional. 03.12.10

	ACLU backs Web site in giraffe satire
	Brief filed in Louisiana court says Hammond Action News should be allowed to restore article because Supreme Court has protected satire. 03.12.10

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