AP: Government tightening information for years

EDITOR'S NOTE - The week of March 13 has been declared Sunshine Week by media organizations and other groups pressing for government access, contending information is being withheld more often by officials who cite post-Sept. 11 security concerns. This story examines the use of the Freedom of Information Act by U.S. citizens, and the government's willingness to make its records available. By Martha Mendoza - AP National Writer Since 1998, many federal departments have been reducing the amount of information they release to the public - even as the government fields and answers more requests for information than ever, an Associated Press review has found. The locations of stores and restaurants that have received recalled meat, the names of