That archivists' decision, based on guidance provided by Bill Clinton that restricts the disclosure of advice he received from aides, prevents public scrutiny of documents that would shed light on how he decided which pardons to approve from among hundreds of requests.

Obama, this fits in quite nicely with the secrecy theme that starts with the  Clintons refusing to release their previous year's tax returns. They say they will release them "around" April, 15, but we all know that it's so close to the PA primary on 4/22 that any serious scrutiny won't conducted until after the primary is over. If there is nothing to hide, why not release them?

In January 2006, USA TODAY requested documents about the pardons under the Freedom of Information Act. The library made 4,000 pages available this week.

However, 1,500 pages were either partially redacted or withheld entirely, including 300 pages covering internal White House communications on pardon decisions, such as memos to and from the president, and reports on which pardon requests the Justice Department opposed.

Redacted? Hmmmmmm....

Blanton noted that Lindsey's refusal to review the withheld documents could be viewed as an effort to ensure the archivists' independence. "He's saying the professional archivists get to make this determination; it's not a political determination."

The archivists' decision to withhold records that could be construed as confidential communications between Clinton and his advisers is more consistent with the Bush administration's hard line on the release of White House records, Blanton said.

The Clintons are looking more and more like Bush every day. This should be part of the media narrative.