sneaky senator on the loose

Allard's office was closed by the time I called, but I'll try again in the morning. Spread the word:

AAN Members and Friends:

An unknown Republican Senator has placed a "secret hold" on the Open Government Act, a bill supported by AAN that would improve the Freedom of Information Act. Although the OGA has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 308-117 and was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, this pusillanimous supporter of government secrecy is preventing the bill from reaching the Senate floor for a vote.

The Society of Professional Journalists has organized a "crowd-sourcing" campaign to unmask the offending Senator. For more about the SPJ effort, click the link below:
http://www.spj.org/ogahold.asp

AAN strongly encourages you to help unveil Senator Secrecy by following the SPJ's suggestions in the "How YOU can help" section on the page above.
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Best regards,
Richard Karpel

P.S. For background on the Open Government Act, see the links below.

FOIA Reform Bill Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee:
http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A182521

FOIA Reform Passes House, As Do Two Other Open Government Bills:
http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A180685

FOIA Report Issued, Hearing Scheduled:
http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A178986

Richard Karpel
Executive Director
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Washington, D.C.
http://aan.org
http://AltWeeklies.com