An anonymous official from the branch said ConocoPhillips showed that the punishment for oil spills is not serious enough.

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Meanwhile, the state-run Cyprus News Agency quoted an anonymous top official as saying an agreement was not within sight because of the "rigid stance" by the representative of the International Monetary Fund.

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Forbes has reached out to both Sony PR and Anonymous for any official statements.

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The research project sends the data to NOAA where researchers compare the anonymous citizen-reports to official radar images.

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"They were beaten down by the litigation, " said the former Defense Department official who asked to remain anonymous.

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"Our supplies ran out late Saturday, and we had not paid on time, " said a government official who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons.

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Because of the secretive nature of what they do, as well as the lack of any official organizational structure, no official spokesperson for Antisec or Anonymous came forward to take credit for the hack.

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An official source from DaimlerChrysler, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the company had already contacted Shuanhuan about the Noble.

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The official said the company would in the past likely have ignored anonymous complaints against its suppliers but did not do so this time because of concern it would be accused of not taking corruption seriously.

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