White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs had no immediate reaction to the assessments Democrats received from the economists.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

Assessments of the performance of the national government rose slightly from a similar poll taken a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Alexander Konovalov head of the Moscow-based Institute for Strategic Assessments says Wednesday's attack served two purposes.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The United Nations twice requested access to the region to conduct independent human rights assessments.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Those comments echo earlier assessments by analysts here in Seoul, who say Kim Jong Il's apparent stroke about a year ago challenged perceptions of his complete command of the North's government.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22