and NATO military operation in Afghanistan. He responded by noting drug production increased eight-fold since the NATO entered Afghanistan in 2001.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

He says he is pleased with the results, noting the captain's safety was the top concern throughout the crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

Napolitano brushed off the suggestion, noting she has plenty to do right now overseeing the federal government's response to the H1N1 flu.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Several FIFA referees reacted, noting that most of their calls are correct and very few mistakes actually affect the outcome of games.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

President Ahmedinejad concluded Sunday's public session, noting that "historic, constructive agreements" had been reached.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

Akhonzadeh said Iran seizes about three tons of opium on its border every day, noting that drug profits are used to fund terrorist networks in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Noting that all organizations compete fiercely for funding, Feltman denied the Obama administration has backed away from groups supporting civil society and similar programs in Iran.

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(Speech) She said there is joy in the possibilities that opened up at this very bridge, noting it was the result of a long struggle against oppression.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Clinton said it was not yet time for additional sanctions against that country, noting the United States continues to believe they might be needed if diplomacy fails.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

In her report to the U.N.Human Rights Council, the special representative catalogues the terrible violations against children in Gaza, noting what they have suffered is beyond words.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

But the impact does come,says Cohen, noting that more than harvesting crops grown with seeds, fertilizer and tools donated to help them cope with the earthquake's aftermath.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

That approach has already found favor here, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel noting that Washington's new approach is very much in line with what Germany has been advocating.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The Federal Reserve says the U.S.economy is tied to the health of economies overseas, noting that exports have decreased as major trading partners have also fallen into recession.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

President Chavez scoffs at the criticism, noting that Venezuela has signed accords with China and other nations that will yield tens of billions of dollars of investment in oil infrastructure.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

U.N.High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres hailed the document, noting that Africa, which has roughly half the world's displaced people, is the first region to agree on rules for protecting them.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Top Arab broadcasters Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera TV highlighted the news that President Obama is planning a visit to Cairo on June 4, noting that relations between the Arab world and the United States have improved significantly since the end of the Bush Administration.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

The popular,Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV broke into its regular news programming to make the announcement that President Obama had won the prize,noting that the President had taken "many extraordinary steps in trying to achieve a rapprochement with the Arab and Islamic world."

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