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WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered several government agencies to release documents related to an energy policy task force led by Vice President Dick Cheney.

In an opinion released late on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ordered seven government agencies including the Department of Energy, Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management to hand over pertinent documents by June 1.

He was ruling on a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch and the National Resources Defense Council. The two groups had sued to force the various departments involved in the energy task force to release documents related to the task force and its deliberations.

Friedman said the agencies had an obligation to release the data.

A spokesman said the Justice Department was reviewing the ruling.

The lawsuit is a separate one from another case involving Cheney that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N01553820.htm

[Cush]

1. Wooooo

about time

[Robbien]

2. It is a great article, but this thread is a duplicate

see this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x457735

[No Mandate Here.]

3. If we're lucky, we may see the documents...

on November 10th.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Such good news. Wonderful. Hope it works.

Thanks for the nooz!

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Thanks, Robien, for the other link. Gotta read that one, too.

[0007]

5. Will Cheney arrange a squirrel hunting trip with Judge Paul Friedman

Just kidding we all know Cheney would never do that, I mean go squirrel hunting with a low level Judge. This case will go to the Supreme Court also, so it looks like Scalia and Cheney will be hunting again.