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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
SEC Claims It Is Now Exempt from FOIA
Why would people need to get public records to see if the Securities and Exchange Commission--the same agency which was repeatedly warned about Bernie Maddof and did nothing--is doing its job? The SEC says it is now exempt from FOIA.