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Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh adjusts his spectacles during a news conference in Sanaa December 24, 2011
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011

Open quoteThe main goal is to remove him physically from Yemen so there's no way he can meddle in the political process there. Close quote

  • UNNAMED
  • Obama Administration official on the decision — in principle — to allow embattled president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to enter the U.S. for medical treatment, subject to certain assurances.
Photo: Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters | Source: New York Times