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Osama bin Laden's family deported to Saudi Arabia. Case closed? - Christian Science Monitor
An anonymous source involved with the bin Laden family case informed the Monitor that Osama bin Laden's brother had played a key role in smoothing out relations with the Saudi Arabian government. He had negotiated with Saudi Arabia on behalf of the ...
Pentagon outlines plan to crack down on sexual assaults in US military - Christian Science Monitor
“I certainly can't remember another time when a secretary of Defense came to brief the caucus,” said one congressional staffer, who asked to remain anonymous because she is not authorized to speak about the closed-door session.
Tax day horror story: taking your money ... and your identity - Christian Science Monitor
“It is one of the IRS's highest priorities right now,” says an agency official who spoke on condition of anonymity. On Jan. 31, the IRS and the US Department of Justice conducted a nationwide sweep that targeted 105 people in 23 states.
China censors Bo Xilai debate, but Chinese work around it - Christian Science Monitor
One Shanghai-based reporter for a state media outlet, who asked not to be identified, said they had been told to leave the case well alone. "This is a very sensitive matter. We have been told not to deeply dig into this matter.
GM: Explosion at battery research facility 'unrelated to the Chevrolet Volt' - Christian Science Monitor
... these labs is precisely to do this kind of aggressive testing – anticipating the worst thing a consumer could do with this product," says one expert with direct knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the explosion, who asked not to be named.
Santorum meets with conservatives to plan last-ditch effort - Christian Science Monitor
The group decided to apply more pressure on Gingrich to quit, which they see as allowing divided conservatives to unite behind Santorum, according to an official close to the campaign. The official requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Boko Haram: Fed up residents apprehend Islamists in northern Nigeria - Christian Science Monitor
The two came into the Sheka neighborhood of Kano on a motorcycle, shooting bullets into the air, according to an eyewitness who requested anonymity for safety reasons. "People in the area summoned courage and nabbed them. As they were planning to hand ...
JetBlue pilot's outburst: Could side effects from medications be at fault? - Christian Science Monitor
Medications "for sleep – they all have psychiatric overhangs," says one senior medical expert with knowledge of federal aviation requirements who requested anonymity. "The FAA won't permit the use of sleep medications because the parade of sleepwalking ...
Iraqi community perplexed, wary after slaying of Iraqi-born mother - Christian Science Monitor
A clerk who declined to give her name took comfort in the fact that the police consider the crime “an isolated incident.” “Only she, the person who did this, and God know what happened,” she says.
Obama health reform law goes on trial amid deeply split public opinion - Christian Science Monitor
By David Grant, Staff writer / March 26, 2012 A woman who did not wish to be identified waits to enter the the United States Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, March 26, as the court begins hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President ...
Despite thawing relationship, China still spying on Taiwan - Christian Science Monitor
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. China and Taiwan have been spying on each other for decades, and US intelligence agencies have also been active on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including sharing ...
G8 summit moved to Camp David last-minute - Christian Science Monitor
The idea of moving the G-8 to Camp David was raised to the president a few weeks ago, a senior administration official said, adding that the president was intrigued by the novelty of the idea and asked staff whether they could pull off the change.
North Korea nuclear deal: Envoy to visit US (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
The official was not authorized to speak on the record and spoke on condition of anonymity. The deal is a sign that the foreign policy laid out in the final years of Kim Jong Il's rule — with improved relations with the US as a key goal — will be ...
North Korea nuclear deal: Envoy to visit US - Christian Science Monitor
The official was not authorized to speak on the record and spoke on condition of anonymity. The deal is a sign that the foreign policy laid out in the final years of Kim Jong Il's rule — with improved relations with the US as a key goal — will be ...
BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears - Christian Science Monitor
Trial is set for Monday, and by Friday, no deal had been reached, several people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The biggest stumbling block appeared to be the sheer size and sprawling uncertainty ...
US stocks vs. gold prices: Which is the better investment? - Christian Science Monitor
Ten fires were burning in central Athens including buildings housing a Starbucks Corp. cafe, a bank and a movie theater, a fire department spokesman said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with official policy. The blazes were near a bank ...
Americans arrested, deported by Bahrain for supporting democracy protests - Christian Science Monitor
According to a member of the Bahraini human rights community, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, the arrest of journalists, and their analogues, is far from rare and rarely fatal. “Journalists are often detained from time to time ...
In voter ID case, South Carolina fights back against Obama administration - Christian Science Monitor
Obama administration officials said the state law would discriminate against African-American voters. The litigation sets up another election-year flashpoint between the Obama administration and state governments over the balance of federal-state power ...
Romney paid about 14 percent income tax in 2010 - Christian Science Monitor
A Romney campaign official who insisted on anonymity to discuss that investment in greater detail said that Romney's trustee had bought the government investment fund in 2007, before the housing crisis broke. The Romney official said that the ...
Iran angry over EU unity on oil embargo - Christian Science Monitor
"The most telling sign is panic at the gold and foreign exchange markets," says an Iranian analyst in Tehran who closely follows the economy and asked not to be named. The rial reached an all-time low today at 21000 rials to the dollar; ...
Iran to return drone to Obama – a pink, $4 toy version - Christian Science Monitor
"What is annoying are the toy shop tactics, when we have such serious issues to confront," says a Tehran resident who asked not to be named. She noted drums-of-war rhetoric coming from the US, Israel, and Iran; the covert war against Iran's nuclear ...
Secret US-Taliban talks reach turning point - Christian Science Monitor
Still, the senior officials, all of whom insisted on anonymity to share new details of the mostly secret effort, suggested it has been a much larger piece of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan policy than is publicly known. ...
How much are you really paying for cable sports? - Christian Science Monitor
“They're aggressively looking for ways to offer a lower-cost package of channels without sports,” said the chief executive of one such channel owner, who insisted on anonymity because the talks were confidential. “There may be a market in America, ...
Penn State: Figures head to court in Sandusky scandal - Christian Science Monitor
The newspaper report cited a source said to be familiar with Dranov's testimony. "If this information is true, and we believe it is, it would be powerful, exculpatory evidence and the charges against our clients should be dismissed," said the lawyers ...
Why Congo's elections matter so much to neighbors - Christian Science Monitor
“The power of Kinshasa is only going to decrease [after the contested vote],” says an international expert in Burundi who was not authorized to speak on the record for his organization. “That fact favors the development of the group of rebels that has ...