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Yemen troops clash with al-Qaida in south; 17 dead - U.S. News & World Report
A government official said Yemen was seeking military hardware aid from Saudi Arabia to enable it to keep up the momentum of the operations against al-Qaida. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
Yemen: US gives help in new assault on al-Qaida - U.S. News & World Report
The Yemeni military officials, who are familiar with the workings of the army in the south, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the highly sensitive cooperation. The US Embassy in Sanaa could not be reached for comment.
Obama courts women, young people, gays in NYC - U.S. News & World Report
Senior administration officials said Obama had always planned to endorse publicly before his party's nominating convention in September. But the White House's search for a perfectly crafted opportunity to make the politically sensitive announcement was ...
Napolitano: No Salvadoran Secret Service scandal - U.S. News & World Report
The allegations were made by an anonymous source on a Seattle television station. They emerged after the service was embroiled in a prostitution scandal involving agents' conduct in Cartagena, Colombia, last month. Napolitano, speaking with The ...
No decision made on Pro Bowl's future - U.S. News & World Report
The people were speaking on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not made the discussions public. They tell The Associated Press that among the options being discussed is suspending the game next January. Responding to an ESPN report that Goodell ...
Energy Policy Becoming a Losing Issue for Obama - U.S. News & World Report
Senior White House officials, speaking on background during a press call earlier this week, maintained that Obama has instructed his administration to look at all opportunities available to alleviate high gas prices. "We're going to do everything we ...
Probe of security boss could widen China scandal - U.S. News & World Report
A prominent Beijing lawyer, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, told The Associated Press he heard the same from his sources. Zhou's alleged crimes aren't known, although speculation ranges from massive corruption ...
5 Steps to Getting More Money From Your Graduate School - U.S. News & World Report
When one current College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law student, who asked not to be named, reneged on her plan to attend a master's degree program at the Pennsylvania State University—University Park, she sent the program director ...
Report: Tibetan woman, student set selves on fire - U.S. News & World Report
He refused to give his name and referred calls to the provincial propaganda department, where phones rang unanswered. The Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet also reported Dorje's death. Radio Free Asia reported earlier that a 20-year-old ...
Herman Cain 'Reassessing' White House Run - U.S. News & World Report
The Associated Press reports that an anonymous source close to Cain noted some uncertainty coming from the candidate during this morning's conference call. Cain's Iowa campaing chair, Steve Grubbs told the AP, "He said this lady was a friend, ...
30 Years Into the Epidemic, a Generation With HIV Comes of Age - U.S. News & World Report
"It's something that you deal with on a daily basis," said Jasmine (who also requested anonymity). "You just really have to pray about it because it's something that you can't get rid of." Jasmine was comparatively lucky in that HIV has remained in ...
Obama's Reset Opportunity on Middle East Policy - U.S. News & World Report
"At the end of the day, the future is in their hands, and what we're trying to do is support them here," a senior administration official said Wednesday. In step with the administration's plans for economic development in Egypt and Tunisia, ...
Was the Media Right to Publish the WikiLeaks Guantanamo Bay Files? - U.S. News & World Report
The New York Times says the files, which WikiLeaks originally obtained, were given to the paper by “another source on the condition of anonymity.” The documents include assessments of detainees from February 2002 through January 2009. ...
Republicans, Not Democrats, Touting Healthcare Law in Campaigns - U.S. News & World Report
"We made a mistake by spending a year talking about healthcare instead of jobs," says a congressional Democrat who asked not to be identified further. ...