U.S.mediators face huge gaps as they try to broker a return to talks, with neither side showing signs of a willingness to compromise.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"Neither of us will let it get in the way of the strength of what is a fundamentally important relationship between Australia and Japan."

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

They are seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the November election, and were forced into a runoff when neither received more than 50 percent of the vote in a primary vote last month.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08