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Reports: Obama Will Call For Southern Portion Of XL Pipeline To Be Expedited - NPR (blog)
... that expediting construction of the southern segment will help relieve a 'bottleneck of oil' and bring domestic resources to market, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president has yet to speak on the matter.
Emails Show How 'Fast and Furious' Ambush News Unfolded At Justice Dept. - NPR (blog)
A Justice official, speaking on background, said Breuer's proposal involved coordination between the governments and didn't contemplate agents losing track of guns, as happened in the Fast and Furious debacle. A few days after the meeting between ...
Stem-Cells Show Promise As Blindness Treatment In Early Study - NPR (blog)
They are even more confident about the improvement by the second patient, who asked not to be identified to protect her privacy. She's a woman in her 50s who works as a graphic artist and started losing her sight in her 20s because of Stargardt's.
After Seven Years, Families Of Slain Blackwater Contractors Settle Suit - NPR (blog)
"Two sources who insisted on anonymity said the company agreed to a total payout of $635000 — a mere fraction of the legal fees in the long-running case, let alone the $30 million in claims and counterclaims at stake. ...
Occupy Wall Street: As Morning Rush Ends, Things Settle Down - NPR (blog)
One man, who declined to give his name, but said he has worked on Wall Street for nine years, just shook his head. He was wearing a grey wool coat and his hair was neat and combed back. He stood at that corner for a while. "This is ridiculous," he said ...
Cain Sex-Harassment Accuser Confirms Politico Report's Accuracy - NPR (blog)
Later in the day, however, in an interview on Fox News Channel, he said there was "some sort of settlement or termination" in one of the cases. The woman has asked that her name not be used at this time, out of concerns for privacy.
Medicare Advantage Premiums To Drop Next Year - NPR (blog)
Premiums for seniors enrolled in private Medicare health plans will drop 4 percent in 2012 while benefits remain stable, administration officials said today. In 2011 premiums fell by 1 percent. The plans, called Medicare Advantage, ...
Top Stories: Libya; Israel-Gaza; Strauss-Kahn; Hurricane Irene - NPR (blog)
... authorizing Dominique Strauss-Kahn's swift indictment after his arrest on sexual assault charges, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has decided to ask a judge to dismiss the case, a person briefed on the matter said on Sunday. ...
Obama's Midwest Tour Continues; Rivals Focus On Iowa, NH And SC - NPR (blog)
... has directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that would keep the government playing a major role in the nation's mortgage market, extending a federal loan subsidy for most home buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
An Update With A Woman Caught In The Middle Of Bahrain's Crackdown - NPR (blog)
The reason Fairooz's wife did not want to be identified in the original story is because her husband was in state custody at the time. But, earlier this week, Fairooz along with Matar Matar, another MP, were released. Fairooz's wife told Kelly the ...
UK's Hacking Scandal Grows; Minnesota's Shutdown Continues - NPR (blog)
... prosecutors are scheduled to meet on Wednesday with the lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to discuss whether the sexual assault case against him can be resolved through a dismissal or a plea agreement, according to a person briefed on the matter. ...
British Officials: Bombing Alone Will Not End Gadhafi Rule - NPR (blog)
Like all the people critical of the regime, he requested anonymity, for it still has plenty of ears and eyes on the street. In the backroom of another store, a small, friendly man old enough to remember the days before Gaddafi, confirmed this. ...
FBI To Mine Disaster Families: You May Be Federal Crime Victims - NPR (blog)
The attorney asked to remain anonymous given an ongoing relationship with federal investigators. "My client is going to want to know what crime," the attorney adds. "The letter raises more questions than answers." The letter goes on to provide ...
How A Government Shutdown Would Play Out - NPR (blog)
As Congress and the White House continued today to negotiate on a budget while time ticks down to the end of the government's current budget authority, the officials, who spoke on background, laid out how a shutdown would affect departments and ...
Obama Explains Why He's Taking On Libya's Biggest Bully - NPR (blog)
"This is the greatest opportunity to realign our interests and our values," a senior administration official said at the meeting, telling the experts this sentence came from Obama himself. The president was referring to the broader change going on in ...
WI Gov. Walker Sends Layoff Notices But Firings Still Avoidable - NPR (blog)
The last provision especially is anathema to Democrats and unions, who say it could kill many labor groups. The sources asked not to be identified because they had no clearance to speak and because the talks were still delicate.
Harry Hamburg/ASSOCIATED PRESS - NPR (blog)
One staffer, who requested anonymity, told The Hill that his "heart stopped when Barney Frank stood to object to the unanimous consent" agreement struck between the two parties, which would end with a final vote late Friday or early Saturday morning. ...
Twitter's Value? Up To $10 Billion, 'Wall Street Journal' Reports - NPR (blog)
... among other companies, have held low-level talks with those at Twitter Inc. in recent months ... according to people familiar with the matter."
Decline In Abortions Appears Stalled, But Protests Rise - NPR (blog)
A lone demonstrator who did not wish to be identified stands outside the abortion and contraception clinic operated by Dr. LeRoy Carhart, ...
Partner content from: - NPR (blog)
Public Strategies and APCO Worldwide are among PR firms that have spoken with the insurers, the source said. "They plan to go public," the person said. ...
Tracking Campaign Ad Cash Not For Fainthearted - NPR (blog)
A station employee, who asked not to be named, lugs the files into a conference room. STATION WORKER: I'm not quite sure what you want to look at. ...
Roger Clemens Faces Perjury Indictment, 'The New York Times' Reports - NPR (blog)
According to reporter Michael S. Schmidt, citing "two people briefed on the matter," "federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of ...
US Military Seeks More Time For Afghan Strategy - NPR (blog)
“Their argument,” said one senior administration official, who would not speak for attribution about the internal policy discussions, “is that while we've ...
Iran Unveils New Centrifuges That May Speed Nuclear Bomb Goal - NPR (blog)
Senior American officials, speaking on background, told reporters in September 2009 that a second enrichment facility under construction near Qom could hold ...
Chicago's Gun Ban Goes Before Supreme Court; Toyota's Problems Continue - NPR (blog)
... to contact the woman who had accused his close aide of assaulting her, according to two people with direct knowledge of the governor's actions. ...