Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo during his campaign for the White House, and he began the task of reversing the Bush administration's detainee policy immediately after taking office.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Rather, Lyle said that the White House Office of Administration was knee-deep through most of 1999 -- after the e-mail problem has come to light -- in feverish efforts to make all White House computer systems "Y2K" compliant.

CNN: White House officials say e-mail problem was not a high priority at end of 1999

The files reportedly spent a significant amount of time at the White House security office, and foes of the Clinton Administration accused both the president and the first lady of ordering the acquisition of the documents for political purposes.

CNN: Independent Counsel: No 'substantial and credible' evidence of Clinton involvement in 'Filegate'

Such talk infuriates Peter Orszag, the head of the White House's Office of Management and Budget and the administration's most important health expert.

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