ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 photo shows Cryptome co-founder John Young in New York. "I'm a fierce opponent of government secrets of all kinds," says John Young. "The scale is tipped so far the other way that I'm willing to stick my neck out and say there should be none." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 photo shows Cryptome co-founder John Young in New York. "I'm a fierce opponent of government secrets of all kinds," says John Young. "The scale is tipped so far the other way that I'm willing to stick my neck out and say there should be none." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 photo shows Cryptome co-founder John Young in New York. The website, unfamiliar to the general public, is well-known in circles where intelligence tactics, government secrets and whistle-blowing are primary concerns. Since its creation in 1996, Cryptome has amassed more than 70,000 files - including lists of secret agents, high-resolution photos of nuclear power plants, and much more. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? An analysis shows the government censored in the name of national security files requested last year by the public under the Freedom of Information Action more often than any time since President Barack Obama took office.
The analysis by The Associated Press found the administration answered its highest number of requests so far for copies of government documents, and slightly reduced its backlog of requests from previous years. But, led by the Pentagon and CIA, it more often cited legal provisions allowing the government to keep records or parts of its records secret, especially a rule intended to protect national security.
The government turned over all or parts of records in about 65 percent of requests. It fully rejected more than one-third of requests, a slight increase over 2011.
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