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cia

The CIA's Declassified Guide to What Women Want

Women, apparently, are "intimidated by the secretive, aloof image of the CIA.”
July 22, 2016
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fbi

How James Baldwin Trolled the FBI

Solid work.
July 13, 2016
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muckrock

Read the DEA's Guide to Raves

It's descriptive.
June 29, 2016
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massachusetts

The Alarmed Emails Residents Sent Over the Island for Rattlesnakes

Lots of emails.
June 17, 2016
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muckrock

Read the Public Testimony to Make the Stonewall Inn a New York Landmark

From officials to writers.
June 9, 2016
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foia

Read the NSA's Exceedingly Weird Guide to the Internet

It goes deep.
June 2, 2016
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muckrock

When the Air Force Dropped a Nuclear Bomb on South Carolina

It wasn't their best moment.
May 11, 2016
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elvis

Elvis' Long, Failed Quest to Meet J. Edgar Hoover, His Hero

It wasn't meant to be.
May 4, 2016
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muckrock

The Complaints the FCC Got Because of Super Bowl 50

Lots of Beyoncé hate.
April 27, 2016
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muckrock

How the NSA's CryptoKids Stole My FOIA Innocence

It's been nearly two years.
April 14, 2016
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fbi

How a Letter Sent to Carl Sagan Set Off an FBI Investigation

The writer warned Sagan that he could prevent the apocalypse.
April 6, 2016
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muckrock

The Bizarre Social Media Searches of Homeland Security

"Gladiator," "happy camp," and, uh, "china AND ebola."
March 30, 2016
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muckrock

How FOIA Brought Hypnosis Back to Amtrak

The agency rescinded a ban on a hypnosis website after a records request.
March 25, 2016
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muckrock

In 1979, A Computer Programmer Used Code to Threaten Johnny Cash

January 27, 2016
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espionage

The Story Behind the Comically Villainous Octopus Logo of U.S. Spy Agency

January 20, 2016