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Monday, March 15, 2010

I called U.S. Border Patrol folks today to find out the best place to e-mail a request for public information.

The mildly pleasant woman who answered the phone explained to me that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Freedom of Information Act office does not accept requests electronically. I could either mail the request, or maybe, if I could convince the agency there was some sort of emergency that necessitated an exception to their rules, they just might accept a faxed request.

She asked if this was an emergency. Well, of course, (?!?) I responded

She said I ...

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