Although the most senior officials genuinely believe that freer markets are in the country's best interests, many of their bureaucratic underlings are not so sure.
An administration spokesman said Card was speculating, and that while many senior administration officials believe the Iraqi leader was killed during the war in Iraq, the United States has no definitive proof.
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America is pressing for sanctions if Iran continues to pursue its nuclear programme, and some senior American officials believe that the quarrel will ultimately end in armed conflict maybe with a raid on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Senior Obama administration officials believe the compound was built five years ago for the specific purpose of hiding the fugitive terrorist leader.
Geithner and senior officials at Treasury believe that the root of the crisis was liquidity, and that struggling banks could survive roughly intact if they had a temporary injection of funds a bailout.
Defense Minister Wardak has apologized to Secretary Panetta for the incident involving the killing of two officers in the Interior Ministry, and I believe other senior officials of the Afghan government have expressed similar sentiments.
Many Republicans believe the problems ultimately trace to senior officials, despite IRS denials.
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And I would point out that the same source of criticism was I believe silent when it involved senior administration officials in the previous administration.
Senior U.S. military officials have said in recent days that they believe the insurgency is losing steam, despite some Taliban successes.
WASHINGTON Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has decided to keep Iran's nuclear program within limits demanded by Israel for now, according to senior U.S., European and Israeli officials, in a move they believe is designed to avert an international crisis during an Iranian election year.
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