Court limits release of city employee sick leave data
The court refused to require releasing individual sick leave details. It allows aggregate data by department while shielding birth dates addresses and gender. The Gazette seeks public records and privacy advocates welcome balance with safety and privacy interests. Local AFSCME and IAFF leaders praise the ruling.
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Cedar Rapids
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International Association of Firefighters Local 11
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Iowa Supreme Court
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White House records detail Gore fundraising calls
AP reports White House documents show Vice President Gore did not use a party credit card for all fundraising calls from the West Wing. The records indicate 71 calls to 56 donors seeking pledges from 1995 to 1996, with commitments totaling about $620,000 and donors contributing around $695,000.
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Flight 800 test findings challenge bomber theory
Investigators say Bruntingthorpe detonations on a Boeing 747 fuel tank show damage patterns not matching a shaped charge. FBI officials caution further testing is needed as they reassess the crash cause and continue reviewing other theories including missile, static charge, pump, probes, or wiring damage.
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U2 brings 40000 plus to Belfast concert in Botanic Gardens
In Belfast's Botanic Gardens U2 drew over 40 000 fans from Catholic Protestant and neutral communities for a two hour open air show on the PopMart tour. The band cited Belfast as a beacon of fragile peace as IRA factions held a cease fire and talks were planned with authorities and paramilitary groups.
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