The area has weathered the recession better than other parts of the country, but the community is feeling the pinch.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

But the shooting has intensified the controversy in Israel over the growing prominence of the country's gay community.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

It really shows that community colleges in this country are part of the American Dream."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Secretary Clinton is expected to spend the next several days in Pakistan, meeting with senior officials and community leaders in Islamabad and the country's cultural center,Lahore.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"The fact of the matter is it helps our athletes, it inspires our kids, it really embraces all that the Olympics has to offer all of us as a country, as a community and as a world."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Moon acknowledged that the military approach alone cannot solve the problems of Afghanistan, and called on the international community to help the country institute good governance, and such measures as rural electrification and replacement of opium production with profitable legal crops.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27