Nor did bin Laden have a gun, as earlier reports had indicated, the senior official said.
"This all makes us ask what this means for our alliance relationship, " the senior official said.
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That same message was conveyed in FBI bulletins dated June 19 and June 26, the senior official said.
Kingfisher's submission to the civil aviation department lacks detail, the senior official said.
"We cannot and will not pick such a person, " the senior official said.
"We just wanted to be prepared" since Congress is working quickly to get this proposal passed in both houses, the senior official said.
"That call affected Republican turnout in many key states that turned out to be very close, like Wisconsin, Iowa, New Mexico and Oregon, " the senior official said.
The senior official said U.S. and Afghan officials who are familiar with the detainees would meet to assess the potential danger of their release to coalition forces.
Blackwater's latest "task order" expires in May, and the senior official said that "one of the conditions is that you have to have a license" to continue working in the country.
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The senior official said the emergency budget request -- formally known as a supplemental budget request for this fiscal 2003 budget year -- will be sent to Congress later this week.
"We've always said the process would include consultation, " the senior administration official said of the closed-door meeting informing Republicans of the moves.
The senior administration official said Obama was expected to ask the war council meeting about cooperation the United States can expect from the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, civilian support the United States is willing to offer, and support the United States can expect from other countries.
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But the senior administration official said that Mr. Obama had made no decision on the long-term troop level, and would be making no further announcements in his State of the Union address, beyond the cuts to the force this year.
Describing the latest payment mechanism as a stopgap matter, the senior Indian official said a delegation of Indian officials will be visiting Tehran in mid-January to discuss a longer-term oil-payment mechanism.
"The country is well aware of his courageous service in responding to the World Trade Center attack, his efforts to coordinate rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero, " the senior administration official said.
Concerned the Pentagon was creeping into areas that were off-limits following the U.S. troop withdrawal, the White House in November 2012 issued another order reinforcing the CIA's role, the senior administration official said.
The senior administration official said this plan allows for "a sizable number of U.S. forces to support the Afghans for two additional fighting seasons before they are fully responsible for their own security" at the beginning of 2015.
"If this is how Iraqis are comfortable with it, if this is the way our side thinks it can be done best, then frankly the ownership is less important than the reality of helping them fighting the enemy, " the senior defense official said.
Over the weekend, a senior adviser to the People's Bank of China said that there are no signs of a rebound in the local economy, while a senior housing official said that the country plans to continue implementing strict property controls.
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The senior White House official said timing was less important than a result Bush could sign.
The senior Bush administration official said the White House is "open to ideas from Congress to accelerate funds they've already appropriated" to help the auto industry.
But a section of the Status of Forces Agreement pertaining to Pentagon contractors says "primary jurisdiction falls to the government of Iraq, " the senior Defense department official said.
"Mr Karzai and the secretary share the view that over the past year we have not always been the most consistent partners, " said the senior official, adding that there were "legitimate questions about how effectively we are helping them to help themselves".
The senior U.S. official said the peace council and its efforts may pay off down the road.
On a visit to the base in 1995, a senior Russian official said the need for it was permanent, both for Moscow and Havana.
Asked about the AIG connection, a senior administration official said Friday that the White House declined to comment on the story.
"Afghan forces are leading nearly 90% of operations across the country, and by this spring, they'll be assuming the lead across the entire country, " said the senior administration official, with the U.S. in a training and assisting role.
But the senior U.S. official said American authorities do not believe the airstrike was linked to growing concerns about chemical weapons.
The United States has not handed the Yugoslav government a "precise list" of what it wants Belgrade to do, but this senior official said the demands include guaranteed cooperation with the war crimes tribunal and handing over more indicted suspects.
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