The military then handed power to Mr.Rajoelina. A leading authority on constitutional law, Antananarivo University President Jean-Eric Rakotoarisoa, blames the former president for Madagascar's situation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Stephen Morrison is an authority on global health policy at a Washington research center.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"It would really be a mistake, and I am sure the United States would not go in this direction, to give Hamas that authority on its own."

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers said the plan appears to place all the responsibility on teachers, but gives them "zero percent authority."

VOA: special.2010.03.18

"I've invited Israeli Prime Minister Netayahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas to meet on September second in Washington,D.C., to relaunch direction negotiations to resolve all final status issues, which we believe can be completed within one year."

VOA: special.2010.08.21

Israel plans to build nearly 700 new apartments in disputed East Jerusalem, defying demands by the United States and the Palestinian Authority for a freeze on settlement construction.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"They don't quite trust the Israeli political system or the police or all the structures of authority and so a very tiny group has declared a war on the entire Israeli mainstream,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

On Tuesday,Geithner told Congress that the government must have the authority to seize non-bank entities, arguing that massive destabilizing dangers can come from financial institutions - a lesson learned from the rescue of American International Group,or AIG, a giant insurer that received a $180 billion taxpayer bailout.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25