But he has encountered stiff resistance from conservative officials and executives.

News that troops have been beaten, and guns stolen, alarms the conservative officials now holding the reins of power.

Soon, conservatives "are going to start pointing out what this summit did not accomplish," a conservative official in the White House said today.

Not only the intelligentsia but also conservative officials and the tsar appear to have recognized the fact.

Questions of Fairness "The tone is much harsher," said a conservative official.

They are among the most conservative elected officials in America.

At first, he says, more conservative officials in the church and the Government were hesitant, arguing that the rooms had always looked that way.

The designation of "hate groups" has inspired criticism from conservative elected officials and non-profits.

A conversation I had shortly after leaving the government with a senior conservative Iranian official strongly suggested that this was the case.

These developments have attracted controversy from socially conservative officials representing other regions of the state.