He pointed to the $2 billion loss revealed last week by the biggest American bank, JPMorgan, in its London trading office — a disclosure that came as policy makers in Washington were putting the finishing touches on new industry regulations there.
For example, Ms. White's office wrote, disclosure of charges that Mr. Mohamed had trained Mr. bin Laden's bodyguards "will undeniably reveal to the terrorist world the identity of the person arrested on Sept. 10, 1998".
Recently, many authorities have operated as extensions of the governor's office, with little disclosure.
Mr. Comey's office said that "disclosure of such information could be inimical to the national security of the United States".
One of those, until he recently stepped down, was Hiroshi Nakada, mayor of Yokohama, the city adjoining Tokyo, who cut a dashing figure sitting in the foyer of the mayor's office, offering full disclosure of government accounts to his constituents.
Mr. Cuomo's office is investigating disclosures related to the timing and nature of more than $3.6 billion in bonus payments made shortly before Bank of America's merger with Merrill closed last year.
Reporters and editors complain that their telephone calls are not answered, that senior government officials are often not allowed to respond to questions without first checking with the governor's office, and that disclosures then trickle out in bits and pieces -- if at all.
His mother is a disclosure officer in the tax division office of the Michigan Department of Treasury in Lansing.
And Cardinal Mahony's office now claims that disclosure arrangements are being worked out with the board.
Mr. White called the request absurd, pointing out that he has disclosed tax returns for all his years in elected office and his financial disclosure statements from his years as a deputy energy secretary in the Clinton administration.
[C8.] Campaign Finance Reports Online A study has found that 40 states enable candidates running for office to file financial disclosure statements online, though only candidates for certain offices are required to file.
