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Utah Archives to Release "Seminary" Meeting Records of Ex-Governor

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The Utah State Archives has agreed to make public transcripts of a series of “seminary” meetings held by former governor Mike Leavitt with top staff and advisors to determine how to apply Mormon principles to the operation of Utah government. Leavitt, currently secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sought to keep the transcripts private, saying the meetings were held before formal business hours and that some of the participants were friends who didn’t work for the state. (1/2/08)

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