Here is a brief summary and link to Thursday's front-page story in The Telegraph related to Sunshine Week, a national initiative to bring attention to the importance of open government:

By JIM ABRAMS / The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Open-government bills sped to House passage Wednesday as Democrats pushed to make President Bush and his executive branch more forthcoming about his actions. The White House struck back with veto threats.

Aided by substantial Republican support, the Democrats approved legislation to force government agencies to be more responsive to the millions of Freedom of Information Act requests for public documents that they receive every year.

Here is a link to the full story.