determined that there was no deviation from Secret Service standards and procedures as your letter suggests." Gannon later wrote in his blog, "I hope this vote will put these issues to rest and allow me to return to my work as a journalist." In his self-published book, The Great Media War, he responds to questions about whether he played some role for the Bush White House other than that of an independent journalist. White House records Democratic Representatives John Conyers of Michigan and Louise Slaughter of New York had submitted similar requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), on February 15, 2005. The Department of Homeland Security answered Slaughter's request with Secret Service records of Gannon's check in and out times at the White House. In a 2005 interview, he stated that he has never spent the night at the White House. See also List of topics related to public relations and propaganda List of federal political sex scandals in the United States References External links 1957 births Living people American male bloggers American bloggers People associated with the Plame affair Place of birth missing (living people) West Chester University alumni