From April 2 – September 24, 2007, I used my Twitter account (@juggernautco) exclusively to publish all of the “because clauses” in articles from the New York Times that contained information from anonymous sources. Here’s a fun list of those tweets.
because the report will be issued this morning Mon Sep 24 22:28:33 +0000 2007
because he needs to work with both courts Mon Sep 24 22:28:00 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to comment on the situation Mon Sep 24 22:27:00 +0000 2007
for fear of the police Mon Sep 24 22:26:14 +0000 2007
because the specifics of the veto had not yet been made public yesterday Mon Sep 24 22:22:20 +0000 2007
for fear of alienating the theater Mon Sep 24 22:20:25 +0000 2007
because the White House is not commenting on Mr. Draper’s book Mon Sep 24 22:19:44 +0000 2007
citing the struggle over Mrs. Astor’s will Mon Sep 24 22:19:01 +0000 2007
because he was not speaking for the network or the show Mon Sep 24 22:18:46 +0000 2007
because the votes of individual countries had not been made public as of late today Mon Sep 24 22:18:12 +0000 2007
so as not to be seen as pre-empting the announcement Mon Sep 24 22:16:48 +0000 2007
out of concern of disrupting the process Mon Sep 24 22:16:28 +0000 2007
because of a Defense Department policy not to confirm information on nuclear weapons Mon Sep 24 22:15:42 +0000 2007
because the talks were supposed to be private Mon Sep 24 22:14:57 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak for Mr. Hsu Mon Sep 24 22:14:30 +0000 2007
because of a continuing review by the Justice Department Mon Sep 24 22:13:45 +0000 2007
because he is a bureau employee Mon Sep 24 22:12:44 +0000 2007
because the information is classified Mon Sep 24 22:12:30 +0000 2007
to avoid upstaging Mr. Ban Mon Sep 24 22:11:59 +0000 2007
because they were discussing a military action by another government Mon Sep 24 22:11:07 +0000 2007
to avoid upstaging the event Mon Sep 24 22:10:29 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to discuss its financial terms Mon Sep 24 22:10:05 +0000 2007
because his wealthy clients insist on privacy Mon Sep 24 22:09:58 +0000 2007
to discuss internal campaign deliberations Mon Sep 24 22:09:14 +0000 2007
because they feared the gunman Mon Sep 24 22:07:45 +0000 2007
because of the private nature of the talks Mon Sep 24 22:07:02 +0000 2007
because the White House had not yet negotiated the matter with Congress Mon Sep 24 22:06:50 +0000 2007
because the matter remains under official inquiry Mon Sep 24 22:06:10 +0000 2007
because he was discussing intelligence assessments Mon Sep 24 22:04:48 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to be quoted by name Mon Sep 24 22:02:11 +0000 2007
because information about the raid remained classified Mon Sep 24 22:01:00 +0000 2007
so they would not be seen as upstaging the White House report Tue Jul 17 12:28:07 +0000 2007
to discuss internal strategy Tue Jul 17 12:27:31 +0000 2007
to discuss details of relations between the United States and Russia Tue Jul 17 12:26:45 +0000 2007
because of diplomatic protocol Tue Jul 17 12:26:29 +0000 2007
because he is not an official spokesman Tue Jul 17 12:26:09 +0000 2007
saying the British Foreign Office
had asked that it be the only source of information on the case. Thu Jul 12 03:13:01 +0000 2007
had asked that it be the only source of information on the case. Thu Jul 12 03:13:01 +0000 2007 because of the age of the youngsters involved Wed Jul 11 20:41:18 +0000 2007
to encourage candidness Wed Jul 11 20:41:08 +0000 2007
because he still consults for Microsoft Wed Jul 11 20:40:35 +0000 2007
because he is not authorized to talk about strategy decisions Wed Jul 11 20:40:16 +0000 2007
under Israeli military policy Wed Jul 11 20:39:09 +0000 2007
because the new candidate had not yet been announced Wed Jul 11 20:38:31 +0000 2007
because Mr. Bloomberg had not authorized release of the information Wed Jul 11 20:38:22 +0000 2007
because negotiations between the companies are confidential Wed Jul 11 20:36:18 +0000 2007
for fear of compromising efforts to find Mr. Taub Wed Jul 11 20:36:03 +0000 2007
under the organization’s rules Wed Jul 11 20:35:47 +0000 2007
because the idea has not been approved by the White House Wed Jul 11 20:35:22 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to brief reporters Wed Jul 11 20:35:01 +0000 2007
because he did not want to appear to be speaking for his former employer Wed Jul 11 20:34:33 +0000 2007
because the president had yet to make an official statement Wed Jul 11 20:34:12 +0000 2007
because they were not authorized to reveal such details Wed Jul 11 20:33:52 +0000 2007
because the matter is considered so delicate in China Wed Jul 11 20:33:26 +0000 2007
under army rules Wed Jul 11 20:33:01 +0000 2007
under government rules Wed Jul 11 20:32:47 +0000 2007
because the firms had not made their intentions public Wed Jul 11 20:32:35 +0000 2007
because of the continuing investigation in Britain Wed Jul 11 20:31:24 +0000 2007
as is customary Wed Jul 11 20:30:44 +0000 2007
for fear of damaging the negotiations Wed Jul 11 20:28:19 +0000 2007
per British custom Wed Jul 11 20:27:57 +0000 2007
because they said they did not want to be drawn into the political fight between Mr. Bruno and Gov. Eliot Spitzer Wed Jul 11 20:27:25 +0000 2007
to avoid upstaging Bush Wed Jul 11 20:26:27 +0000 2007
because she was not authorized to talk about the policy Mon Jun 25 02:45:05 +0000 2007
because they did not want to be quoted on political matters Mon Jun 25 02:44:51 +0000 2007
to encourage candidness Sun Jun 24 13:39:09 +0000 2007
because his organization had not authorized him to discuss the deals Sat Jun 23 16:28:17 +0000 2007
because no formal analysis had been conducted Sat Jun 23 16:28:00 +0000 2007
because she was not authorized to talk about the policy Sat Jun 23 16:27:47 +0000 2007
to comment on matters they had not been authorized to discuss Sat Jun 23 16:27:34 +0000 2007
because he had been an undercover officer Sat Jun 23 16:27:19 +0000 2007
to encourage candidness Sat Jun 23 16:27:02 +0000 2007
for fear of retribution from Lakers fans Tue Jun 19 12:17:17 +0000 2007
because of the sensitivity and gravity of the situation Tue Jun 19 03:04:15 +0000 2007
because the composition of the commission had not been made public Mon Jun 18 02:53:25 +0000 2007
after saying he was still too embarrassed to speak publicly about the issue Mon Jun 18 02:52:46 +0000 2007
because an official statement was still being prepared by the Monetary Authority Mon Jun 18 02:52:21 +0000 2007
for lack of authorization Mon Jun 18 02:51:58 +0000 2007
because negotiations continue Mon Jun 18 02:51:12 +0000 2007
fearing for his relatives’ safety Mon Jun 18 02:50:31 +0000 2007
after saying he was still too embarrassed to speak publicly about the issue Thu Jun 14 13:06:13 +0000 2007
in exchange for his campaign’s assessment of Mr. Thompson Wed Jun 13 20:02:03 +0000 2007
because of concerns about Senate norms of confidentiality Wed Jun 13 20:01:31 +0000 2007
under customary diplomatic rules Wed Jun 13 20:01:20 +0000 2007
because formal budget negotiations with the City Council have yet to begin Wed Jun 13 19:59:53 +0000 2007
because he has to maintain neutrality Wed Jun 13 19:58:35 +0000 2007
because the family has agreed not to speak publicly Wed Jun 13 19:58:06 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak publicly about any divide within the administration Wed Jun 13 19:57:31 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to release the information Wed Jun 13 19:57:11 +0000 2007
saying that his company did not want to elicit comparisons with the iPhone Wed Jun 13 19:55:06 +0000 2007
because he still consults for Microsoft Wed Jun 13 19:53:18 +0000 2007
for all the obvious reasons Wed Jun 13 19:53:09 +0000 2007
because he said he did not want to jeopardize his relationship with Canny Wed Jun 13 19:52:04 +0000 2007
because of rules that bar civil servants from speaking to journalists without authorization Wed Jun 13 19:51:44 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak for the production Wed Jun 13 19:51:22 +0000 2007
to speak frankly Wed Jun 13 19:51:07 +0000 2007
a standard practice in the German government Wed Jun 13 19:51:01 +0000 2007
because of the secret nature of his job Wed Jun 13 19:49:19 +0000 2007
because the composition of the commission had not been made public Wed Jun 13 19:49:01 +0000 2007
because he is not authorized to speak to journalists Wed Jun 13 19:48:39 +0000 2007
to describe private discussions among senior officials at United Nations headquarters Wed Jun 13 19:48:26 +0000 2007
to discuss potential clients Wed Jun 13 19:48:14 +0000 2007
because the investigation was ongoing Wed Jun 13 19:48:01 +0000 2007
for lack of authorization Wed Jun 13 19:47:48 +0000 2007
in accordance with the ministry’s practice Fri May 25 13:47:23 +0000 2007
because they were not authorized to do so publicly Fri May 25 13:46:55 +0000 2007
because the issue involved personnel decisions Fri May 25 13:46:36 +0000 2007
because he was closely involved in the investigation Fri May 25 13:46:14 +0000 2007
for fear of political retribution Fri May 25 13:46:00 +0000 2007
under civil service rules Fri May 25 13:44:56 +0000 2007
because the briefing was confidential Fri May 25 13:44:34 +0000 2007
to avoid undermining coming talks Fri May 25 13:44:15 +0000 2007
according to department policy Fri May 25 13:44:04 +0000 2007
fearing retribution Fri May 25 13:43:22 +0000 2007
because the proposal has not yet been finalized Fri May 25 13:42:54 +0000 2007
because of a working relationship with some people on the program Sun May 20 16:34:51 +0000 2007
about confidential discussions Sun May 20 16:34:02 +0000 2007
under civil service rules Sun May 20 16:33:48 +0000 2007
because he was closely involved in the investigation Sun May 20 16:33:22 +0000 2007
because the information continued to be compiled Mon May 14 19:45:12 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak about the matter Mon May 14 19:44:29 +0000 2007
because of a confidentiality agreement Mon May 14 19:44:10 +0000 2007
because he expects to work again with one of the networks Mon May 14 19:43:45 +0000 2007
because of a working relationship with some people on the program Mon May 14 19:43:35 +0000 2007
to be candid about a colleague Sun May 13 14:33:55 +0000 2007
because the league had not made the formal announcement Sun May 13 14:33:36 +0000 2007
because the talks were in a delicate stage Sun May 13 14:31:38 +0000 2007
because the information continued to be compiled Sun May 13 14:31:17 +0000 2007
because the settlement was not yet public Sun May 13 14:30:58 +0000 2007
so as not to pre-empt the president’s announcement Fri May 11 15:04:29 +0000 2007
because neither side is supposed to be commenting on it publicly Fri May 11 15:04:21 +0000 2007
because he did not want to be drawn into the dispute Thu May 10 14:11:23 +0000 2007
because he did not want to upstage the governor Thu May 10 14:10:46 +0000 2007
saying that the bloggers work in the beauty industry and wish to keep their identities secret so they can write candidly Thu May 10 14:10:35 +0000 2007
because his discussions with White House officials were confidential Thu May 10 14:10:15 +0000 2007
because he was discussing private national security deliberations Thu May 10 14:09:55 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak to the news media Wed May 09 16:33:47 +0000 2007
because he was discussing private national security deliberations Wed May 09 16:33:31 +0000 2007
because the talks were in a delicate stage Wed May 09 16:33:15 +0000 2007
because baseball officials have been ordered not to talk about the Mitchell investigation Wed May 09 16:33:04 +0000 2007
to describe the private views in the governor’s camp Wed May 09 16:32:56 +0000 2007
out of fear of expulsion by the government Wed May 09 16:30:39 +0000 2007
because he did not want to be drawn into the dispute Mon May 07 14:33:33 +0000 2007
because of the issue’s delicate nature Sun May 06 15:43:29 +0000 2007
because of the difficult political situation Sun May 06 15:43:14 +0000 2007
because of the political delicacy of the matter Fri May 04 16:27:01 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak for Mr. Murdoch Fri May 04 04:32:48 +0000 2007
to protect her child’s privacy Fri May 04 04:32:15 +0000 2007
out of concern that he would face reprisals Fri May 04 04:31:55 +0000 2007
because of the issue’s delicate nature Thu May 03 06:05:08 +0000 2007
because he is not authorized to comment publicly on the bank Thu May 03 06:04:32 +0000 2007
because he was discussing internal White House deliberations Wed May 02 21:38:31 +0000 2007
because he didn’t want to discredit his authors’ books or books by others Sun Apr 29 22:16:33 +0000 2007
because of the sensitive nature of his job Sun Apr 29 22:15:29 +0000 2007
because of the continuing investigation Sun Apr 29 22:15:25 +0000 2007
for fear of harassment by Sunni fundamentalists Sun Apr 29 22:15:07 +0000 2007
because the briefings in the House and Senate were classified Fri Apr 27 15:54:13 +0000 2007
because he did not want to reveal his team’s intentions for Cuba Thu Apr 26 04:08:55 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to talk about Chase Wed Apr 25 15:39:49 +0000 2007
because he is not authorized to speak about the governor’s condition publicly Sun Apr 22 22:18:23 +0000 2007
in order to discuss internal deliberations Sun Apr 22 18:33:54 +0000 2007
to speak frankly Sun Apr 22 18:33:31 +0000 2007
because the figure had not been officially released Sun Apr 22 02:04:25 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to talk to a reporter Sat Apr 21 19:03:10 +0000 2007
because financial terms are never made public Sat Apr 21 19:03:11 +0000 2007
in order to avoid reprisals Sat Apr 21 19:02:54 +0000 2007
because the information is classified and the deal has not been formally announced Fri Apr 20 05:32:03 +0000 2007
because they were divulging proceedings that were not supposed to be made public Fri Apr 20 05:31:39 +0000 2007
because he was speaking before the discussions took place Tue Apr 17 12:25:40 +0000 2007
citing the diplomatic negotiations over Mr. Meshal’s release Mon Apr 16 14:37:13 +0000 2007
because they were not authorized to discuss the accident Sat Apr 14 13:24:45 +0000 2007
ecause diplomatic negotiations were under way Sat Apr 14 13:24:31 +0000 2007
citing the diplomatic negotiations over Mr. Meshal’s release Sat Apr 14 04:53:46 +0000 2007
because of his close ties to the church and because he had not yet read the book Sat Apr 14 04:53:05 +0000 2007
because of the sensitive nature of the talks Sat Apr 14 04:52:32 +0000 2007
because diplomatic negotiations were under way Tue Apr 10 13:30:36 +0000 2007
saying they could be held in contempt of court Tue Apr 10 13:30:17 +0000 2007
because of diplomatic considerations Mon Apr 09 06:20:00 +0000 2007
because he was discussing internal assessments of Iran’s motivation Sun Apr 08 14:57:01 +0000 2007
because they were discussing internal Bush administration deliberations Sun Apr 08 14:56:32 +0000 2007
because the investigation is continuing Fri Apr 06 15:49:55 +0000 2007
because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the issue Thu Apr 05 15:13:02 +0000 2007
they were not authorized to publicly discuss the details, some of which are classified Thu Apr 05 15:12:32 +0000 2007
speaking on the customary condition of anonymity Wed Apr 04 04:53:25 +0000 2007
because they were not authorized to speak to the news media Wed Apr 04 04:53:06 +0000 2007
because the talks are confidential Wed Apr 04 04:52:20 +0000 2007
as is the tradition in his office Wed Apr 04 04:51:43 +0000 2007
because the discussions were confidential Mon Apr 02 12:59:24 +0000 2007
because the talks are confidential Mon Apr 02 12:58:49 +0000 2007
to avoid upstaging Mr. Ban Mon Apr 02 12:58:37 +0000 2007
for fear of reprisal Mon Apr 02 12:34:20 +0000 2007
because he said the Clintons would not like his speaking openly Mon Apr 02 12:32:07 +0000 2007
because the Qaeda assessments are classified Mon Apr 02 12:31:36 +0000 2007