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Has anybody here asked the Office of Information Practices in Hawaii for assistance in getting information from the Department of Health since June of 2008? We're doing some research and just need to know if requests were made. You can post here or to me privately.

Deadly Immunity Robert F. Kennedy Jr. investigates the government cover-up of a mercury/autism scandal By ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Georgia. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete secrecy. The agency had issued no public announcement of the session -- only private invitations to fifty-two attendees. There were high-level officials from the CDC and...

The Justice Department's plan to restrict cigarette advertising, criminalize all cigarette vending machines and slap new health warnings on cigarette labels has prompted the Libertarian Party to come up with its own label -- "Nanny State health fascism." "This plan treats adults like children, and violates the First Amendment," said Steve Dasbach, Libertarian Party executive director. "In the interest of forcing Americans to make healthier decisions about smoking, and in an effort to prove it is tough on big tobacco, the Bush administration is running roughshod over civil liberties and the free market." The Wall Street Journal reported Monday the...