(Long!) Obama makes major changes to Classified information.

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#1 (Long!) Obama makes major changes to Classified information.

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There's some articles on it, but this has the juicy, meaty details and not navel-gazing by a reporter.

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[quote]Promoting Openness and Accountability by Making Classification a Two-Way Street
Posted by William H. Leary on December 29, 2009 at 02:38 PM EST

President Obama has issued a new executive order on “Classified National Security Informationâ€
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As long as we keep the 25 year limit I think we're okay. There are expections, for example declassifying covert ops in the USSR that took place in 1950 at 1975 would likely be a bad idea. But I figure everyone can grasp that.
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