Doctor Makary told VOA's Melinda Smith that he supports using blunt tip needles which are considered safer.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

In an attempt to blunt the criticism, President Karzai just announced the creation of a new anti-corruption unit.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

But trimming deficits is the job of elected officials, and Fisher had a blunt message for them.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

U.N.Special Envoy Kai Eide was blunt during a news conference before meeting with NATO's defense ministers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"I say it bluntly,it's a lie. Bluntly,that's as blunt as I can get,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Prime Minister Brown was blunt. "Confronted with the serial deception of many years, the international community has no choice today but to draw a line in the sand,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

In blunt terms,the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report says Britain's military mission in Afghanistan has failed to deliver what it promised, because troops are being asked to do too many different tasks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

Clapper is known for being blunt and direct. His manner has won praise in the military, but some of the lawmakers who will decide whether he is confirmed say he is not cooperative enough.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

In particularly blunt criticism, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, blasted the Obama administration's stimulus plan as "a way to hell" and a threat to world financial markets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Two hundred seventy people were killed in the attack. Opposition Scottish Labor leader Iain Gray was blunt in his criticism of Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who made the call to allow Abdel Basset al-Megrahi to leave prison and return home to Libya on compassionate grounds because he is terminally ill.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24