Judge OKs inquiry of White House techs

Group allowed to delve into operations of unit involved in e-mail case

SOURCE: Pete Yost // Associated Press

12 Feb 2008 // A federal judge agreed Monday to allow a private group to delve into the operations of an office at the White House as part of a controversy over whether large amounts of e-mail have disappeared.

Permitting any private organization to inquire into White House functions is an unusual step, a point U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly underscored in her six-page order.

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