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Tunisians Revel In Change - Newsweek (blog)
... time they're moderate people,” says a Western diplomat in Tunis, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak on the record. ...
January 22, 2011


How the Terror Threat Could Affect the Midterms - Newsweek (blog)
... and investigation, administration officials said that the president wouldn't change his schedule, and that he didn't expect the public to change theirs. ...
October 29, 2010


Failure of Bill Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell Could Hurt Democrats in Midterms - Newsweek (blog)
One gay-rights advocate at an LGBT organization, who asked not to be named in the hope of continuing to collaborate with the Obama administration, ...
September 21, 2010


New York Cops Prepare to Handle Rival 9/11 Demos - Newsweek (blog)
... and authorities are not expecting major trouble, according to a senior city official who asked not to be named discussing law enforcement planning. ...
September 10, 2010


The Changing Climate for Environmental Legislation - Newsweek (blog)
... and even that's in doubt," says the head of one Washington-based environmental group who asked not to be identified waving the white flag for his team. ...
August 31, 2010


The Taliban vs. the Mosque - Newsweek (blog)
As an indication of the anger that is growing among some Muslims in the West, this official, who requested anonymity for security reasons, mentions the ...
August 30, 2010


Justice Department Indicts Contractor in Alleged Leak - Newsweek (blog)
However, a person familiar with Energy Department activities, who also asked not to be named because of the ongoing investigation, says that Kim was not a ...
August 28, 2010


Andy Nelson / The Christian Science Monitor-Getty Images - Newsweek (blog)
In the experience of one educational NGO worker who works in rural China and asked to remain anonymous because of a company policy not to criticize China to ...
August 21, 2010


Did a Minneapolis Janitor Work for Al-Shabab in the Netherlands? - Newsweek (blog)
... a new town in the Dutch province of Flevoland, according to Stapert and two Dutch officials who requested anonymity when discussing legal matters. ...
August 11, 2010


Exclusive: After Revealing Afghan War Secrets, Wikileaks Prepares Document ... - Newsweek (blog)
The sources said they could not predict when additional news stories based on Iraq and State Department documents obtained by Wikileaks would first appear. ...
July 26, 2010


Obama May Back Down on Carbon Regulation Deadline to Court Republicans - Newsweek (blog)
(Another senator, who asked not to be identified, confirmed the exchange.) The Supreme Court gave EPA the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in ...
July 2, 2010


Obama May Back Down on Carbon Regulation Deadline to Court Republicans - Newsweek (blog)
(Another senator, who asked not to be identified, confirmed the exchange.) The Supreme Court gave EPA the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in ...
July 2, 2010


U.S. Appears Uninterested in Repatriating Five American Muslims Jailed in Pakistan - Newsweek (blog)
Three US officials, who all spoke on condition of anonymity, say that they were unaware of any effort or interest on the part of the Obama administration to ...
June 25, 2010


Bracing for an Israeli-Iranian Faceoff in the Waters off Gaza - Newsweek (blog)
It no doubt had another name prior to this voyage, remarks one US official who (like others in this story) requested anonymity when discussing sensitive ...
June 16, 2010


BYO Energy Bill - Newsweek (blog)
... Democrats] strip out the broad emissions cap, our backs will be to the wall,” says a senior Republican staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ...
June 14, 2010


Classified-Info Crackdown - Newsweek (blog)
... and you lose your security clearance, you're pretty much out of luck," says another administration official who requested anonymity for the same reason. ...
June 12, 2010


Terror Suspect Handed Over To American Authorities May Be Deported - Newsweek (blog)
... US national-security and counterterrorism officials who, like others quoted for this article, were not authorized to speak on the record about the case. ...
June 2, 2010


Montreal Incident Points Up Continuing Gaps In 'No-Fly' Rules - Newsweek (blog)
The suspect was a permanent US resident of Somali extraction, according to two US counterterrorism officials who requested anonymity when discussing ...
June 1, 2010


A Green Light to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Newsweek (blog)
"In a perfect world we would have unconditional repeal with non-discrimination protections built in" says a source close to the talks reached by NEWSWEEK. ...
May 24, 2010


The Computer Glitch Felt Round the World - Newsweek (blog)
“This is why quality control is so essential on these automated systems,” says the market observer, who asked to remain anonymous due to his position in the ...
May 6, 2010


Put NASA On a Diet?! Them's Fightin' Words, Mr. President - Newsweek (blog)
... room floor--the backlash from critics and prominent "space boosters" caused him to rethink the plan, senior administration officials said Tuesday night. ...
April 14, 2010


China's Mixed Signals - Newsweek (blog)
Many of them "feel the US is conniving to deceive China and keep it poor," says one Chinese foreign-affairs expert who requested anonymity. ...
March 28, 2010


11th Hour Watch: All Eyes on Stupak - Newsweek (blog)
The White House says no deal was reached last night, but a source close to Stupak tells me the congressman is “on the verge” of an agreement this afternoon. ...
March 21, 2010


Greece Is Far From The EU's Only Joker - Newsweek (blog)
According to an EU official who asked not to be named, in the past, pressures to rein in spending have led governments to rely more on creative accounting. ...
February 20, 2010


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