White House office wins ruling on e-mail records

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* Story Highlights
* Office of Administration not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, judge rules
* Watchdog group wants records possibly related to millions of missing e-mail
* Some White House e-mails missing from period when CIA operative's identity leaked

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House Office of Administration is not required to turn over records about a trove of possibly missing e-mails, a federal judge ruled Monday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found the agency does not have "substantial independent authority" so it is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

The decision means the White House does not have to disclose documents relating to its troubled e-mail system. That system developed problems that may have caused millions of White House e-mails to be unaccounted for.

The watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had sued under FOIA. The group expressed disappointment in the ruling and said it is appealing the decision.

"The Bush administration is using the legal system to prevent the American people from discovering the truth about the millions of missing White House e-mails," said Melanie Sloan, the organization's executive director.

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1. after all, they really don't work for you and me

:sarcasm:

[helderheid]

3. Indeed!

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

2. They better not forget about this ruling when we get a Democrat back in the whitehouse!

but they(repukes) probably will....