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Freedom of Information Acts  

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  • The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was enacted to make accessible to members of the general public, as their right, the records held by federal executive branch departments and agencies. It is based on the belief that government belongs to the people and they have a right to know what their government is doing and why. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Freedom of Information Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FQVJGT32-6

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