But Wednesday,the U.S.Senate joined the House in refusing the president's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo, saying he must first come up with a concrete plan to deal with the remaining 240 detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

"It is a very poor country," "If we were to essentially close our markets to their products we could cause a great deal of hardship in the country and cause thousands of Hondurans to lose their jobs.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03