{"id":6884,"date":"2014-10-26T21:36:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T04:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2014-10-26T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T04:36:14","slug":"whats-going-inside-federal-government-find-via-foia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6884","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Going on Inside the Federal Government? &#8211; Find Out via the FOIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FOIA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6889\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FOIA-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"FOIA\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The Freedom of Information Act or FOIA is a law that gives people the right to access information from the federal government. 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