Obama reverses FOIA, presidential paper restrictions.(Change)(Freedom of Information Act)

Publishers and booksellers alike are optimistic that the new Obama administration will support causes that the industry has long backed. In fact, President Obama has already taken several actions that have met with the approval of the publishing industry. Among his first acts was to issue a memorandum that directed all agencies to be more cooperative in handling Freedom of Information Act requests. Under the Bush administration, FOIA requests were routinely delayed or denied. In his memo, Obama ordered that "all agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher in a new era of open …