An intelligence official in the Middle East, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to disclose information about a secret military operation to the media, confirmed that Israel launched an airstrike in the Syrian capital early Sunday but did not give more precise details about the location.

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"The decision to disclose this one conversation while keeping all else secret smacks of a deliberate PR stunt to put the Queen on the right side of public opinion, " the group said.

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Many of the names of the investment funds participating in TALF have remained a big secret, but the Federal Reserve is required under new financial reform legislation to disclose all of their identities later this year.

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