user posted image rA 1996 e-mail released by the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library reveals that Camp David began receiving the Sci-Fi Channel that summer. Six other records released by the library pertain to correspondence to the White House on UFOs or extraterrestrial sightings.The bulk of the 29 records released to the public, out of more than 300 Freedom of Information Requests made to the library in Little Rock, Ark., also pertain to mundane issues such as an audio recording of President Bill Clinton being interviewed by news anchor Tom Brokaw, photos of a surprise birthday party for President Clinton at the White House and photos of the president and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. This comes at a time when at least one legal group and several news organizations are seeking more access to library records that pertain to Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's time in the White House as first lady and when her Democratic opponents would like to know what role she played in both the policy and ethical lapses of the Clinton White House.Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are public records. But many are complaining about the Clinton library's lack of progress in making relevant records available to the public. The library opened in 2004, and the records became subject to the Freedom of Information Act in January 2006.Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group suing the National Archives and Records Administration to gain access to documents pertaining to Hillary Clinton's White House years, believes the agency should prioritize the release of certain requests based on the national interest.

"They say first come first serve, but letters to Socks (the Clinton White House cat) shouldn't be a principle priority for responding to Freedom of Information Act requests," Fitton told Cybercast News Service. "They need to take into account the public interest in releasing the documents. Given that we have a presidential candidate, they need to be more responsive to requests about Ms.

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