The officials spoke on background because they were not authorized to speak with the media.
They spoke on background because they were not authorized to speak with the media.
Tellingly, the White House blew up earlier negotiations with Tom Coburn on background checks.
And another Egyptian official said on background that Egypt will not oppose any withdrawal from occupied territory.
About the same time, officials were saying on background it would be 2011 and maybe late 2011.
But on background, they said people on Capitol Hill are afraid of where this may be headed.
Friday's policy change is expected to potentially affect 800, 000 people, an administration official told CNN on background.
It isn't yet clear which other Republicans might support a deal on background checks beyond Mr. Kirk, but Sen.
If they're not part of the 90 percent of Americans who agree on background checks, then ask them why not.
Regarding the warnings the United States reportedly gave to India, Rice said she didn't know the sources speaking on background.
Because the president will continue to take the issue directly to the voters, 90% of whom agree with him on background checks.
I'll shield her name, even after all these years, because she wisely was usually willing only to speak with me on background.
Romney in his op-ed was not calling for liquidation, he was referring to DIP financing, said a Romney campaign official who spoke on background.
These could include tougher punishment of gun trafficking, aggressive prosecution of people who lie on background checks, and an end to limits on government research into gun violence.
New figures on background radiation levels recorded 60km northwest of the Daiichi power plant have also been released this week by Japanese physicist Tsuneo Konayashi from Fukushima Medical University.
Curious, then, that an independent director speaking on background refers questions about the formula to Chief Executive John Brennan , who is likely the biggest beneficiary of the payout.
That low-flying helicopter crisscrossing the skies over the San Francisco Bay Area for the next three days is gathering data on background radiation levels, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Through Petrovich, Gill sent word that he would speak with me "on background, " meaning I could not identify him by name unless he was allowed to approve his quotes before publication.
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Securing a bipartisan agreement on background checks considerably boosts the chances that the Senate will back an expansion of the checks, one of President Barack Obama's priorities in toughening gun laws.
One Googler authorized to speak for the company on background (meaning I could use the information he gave me, but not directly quote or attribute it) told me something that I found shocking.
The official spoke on background to CNN.
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For many years, it has been typical journalistic practice for high-ranking officials on the campaign or in the White House to demand that interviews be conducted "on background" -- meaning reporters agree to not use direct quotes or identify the person by name.
The decision was taken on the background of the need to help intimate relations with the U.S., the administration and Congress, in this period of the summit and the discussions in the summit and the period that will follow the summit, and on the background of the American objection to the deal.
Last week, the Clinton Administration became embroiled in controversy over its world view: Does the Administration believe, as Under Secretary of State Peter Tarnoff stated "on background" in a 25 May meeting with reporters, that the United States can no longer afford to exercise global power and therefore will generally decline to do so?
Likewise, 79% of NRA members support requiring background checks on gun retail employees, 74% would support background checks on all potential gun buyers and 64% support requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms.
I'd love both of those apps to work on the background of my device and using those apps on Android and WebOS phones is a big differentiator.
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Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania have focused on a compromise on expanding background checks of gun buyers.
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