Policy

"Transparent" Obama Heavily Edits His Published Schedule

The omissions range from weird to politically expedient

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The White House has touted the easy availability of President Barack Obama's public schedule as part of his administration's "commitment to open government."

But there's a lot the White House keeps off its regular rundown of the president's day.

Obama has pledged to run the most transparent administration in history, yet the published schedule offers only a narrow window into his activities, a POLITICO review found.