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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STILL VIEWED AS SECRETIVE; PUBLIC SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S DIRECTIVE ON TRANSPARENCY
Washington, D.C. -- For the first time in four years, public opinion about government secrecy has leveled off, although more than seven in 10 adults still consider the federal government to be secretive, according to the 2009 Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.