Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Former Presidents Can't Withhold Records

Filed at 7:40 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidents don't have indefinite veto power over which records are made public after they've left office, a federal judge ruled Monday.

In a narrowly crafted ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly invalidated part of President Bush's 2001 executive order, which allowed former presidents and vice presidents to review executive records before they are released under the Freedom of Information Act.

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