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WASHINGTON POST CO. v. U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUM. SERVICES

No. 85-5249.

795 F.2d 205 (1986)

WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Mogin, with whom Kevin T. Baine, Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr. and Patrick J. Carome, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellant.

Mark E. Nagle, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Royce C. Lamberth and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellees. Mitchell R. Berger, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before WALD, SCALIA and STARR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

SCALIA, Circuit Judge:

The Washington Post filed this suit under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), to obtain financial and employment information about scientific consultants employed by the National Cancer Institute ("NCI"), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"). The Post appeals from...

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