We think this can be resolved through dialogue, "said the senior administration official."

“我们认为可以通过对话协商解决，”一位高级官员说。

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"We don't have the ability or even will to use coercive power to change Russia's behaviour," says a senior administration official.

“我们没有能力，甚至也没有意愿采取强制力量改变俄罗斯的行为，”一位高级行政官员说。

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"They are certainly not doing certain negative things that they could have been doing there," a senior administration official says.

“他们显然没有做一些他们本可以做的负面的事情，”一位高级行政官员说。

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A senior U.S.administration official said the American side did not request a meeting with Iran and was not asked for one either.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

David Kramer,former senior State Department official in the Bush administration, says both countries have to overcome numerous obstacles before becoming NATO members.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

David Kramer was a former senior State Department official in the Bush administration He also sees the U.S.position moving towards the Russian one.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

"It is prudent to periodically update all NATO assessments, " a senior administration official said.

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"I ask you to honor the agreement, " a senior administration official quoted the president as saying.

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Planning for the detainee release began last Thursday, a senior administration official told CNN.

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