Moreover, the new DOL policy would require employers to divulge information in a public access file, available to anyone upon request, that would include sensitive information about clients and revenue.

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The FCC partly granted the request, though it withheld some commercially sensitive documents and information about individuals.

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At one tense news conference, then Prime Minister John Major turned down Kenny's request for an interview on a particularly sensitive subject.

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