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More Than 2.5 Million Records Released

▲0 Votes 0   Submitted By Frank   In September 2009, the President announced thatfor the first time in historyWhite House visitor records would be made available to the public on an ongoing basis. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in May 2012. Todays release brings the total number of records made public by this White House to more than 2.5 millionall of which can be viewed in our Disclosures section. In addition, due to personal safety concerns, the White House has withheld two visitor records 
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