"What surprised me,in fact, is that when he attained office, Obama did not denounce or back away from the idea of installing missiles in Poland, which is something I think he was quite critical of at one point,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

And so I was able to take the pictures, combine them and draw him the way I think he might really,possibly, have looked on that trip.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

"I think the one story that inspired this book was meeting a wonderful man called Don Mertin in New Zealand and he explaining to me how he had saved a species of bird called a Black Robin when there were just seven individuals left in the world of which only two were female and only one of whom was fertile."

VOA: special.2009.11.18

"He was handed an extraordinarily difficult situation and I think he's done very well in that context,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

"He was in Vancouver earlier this year." "He looked a little fragile, but he was there and I think he always enjoyed the Olympic games - why not?

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"For every opinion there is a counter-opinion. Someone says 'oh,he was a blowhard;' someone else says 'he was a charming,sweet guy.' I think the truth is in between;

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"His health,course,he's been ill, but I think we will agree that he was very healthy, very energetic and very clear-thinking, and he was very engaging and his wife was very congenial,hospitable.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

"I think it is safe to say he was surprised,". Less than a year after taking office, Mr.Obama is joining an elite group of recognized peacemakers that includes Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,Jr.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"I was in line for the bathroom." "He was like 'come over here' and I was like 'I gotta go!' You're a girl you think ' ' but then I was like ' he would never do that.' oh wouldn't that be romantic?

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

But I think as time went on after the Rose Revolution, I think he wanted to perpetuate this kind of system in which there was really absence of checks and balances, no real opposition included in the political process very much sort of governing by committee of the inner circle, of loyal allies around the president.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01