It was an extraordinary public airing of differences between a current vice president of the United States and his predecessor.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

Many analysts interpreted that as an implicit rebuke to Mr.Obama's predecessor, George W.Bush,over his handling of the war in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

That is much higher than his dovish predecessor Ehud Olmert, who offered major territorial concessions to the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

The former opposition leader came to power after his predecessor,Marc Ravalomanana, resigned and handed power to the military.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

On that point, Geithner has the backing of his predecessor, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Mr.Obama's handling of the Christmas Day incident has sparked comparisons with his predecessor, former President George W.Bush.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Like the Obama Administration, Japan's new government ran hard against its predecessor's policies and put many of them under review when it took office.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The Obama administration shelved the isolation strategy of its predecessor and is trying dialogue with the Burmese military government to push it toward reform.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

He says that plan is in line with traditional Conservative economic policy and at odds with the ideas of its predecessor, the Labor Party.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

The system was promoted by Mr.Obama's predecessor George W.Bush to defend against missiles launched from what he called "rogue" states such as Iran and North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

President Obama lavished praise on his Democratic Party predecessor at the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

The scene prompted some commentators to recall the bad old days when the AU's predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, was known as the Club of Dictators.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Biden told NBC's Meet the Press his predecessor is trying to rewrite history.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

He continued his predecessor's traditions, but brought some Hollywood flair to the podium.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

president's actions are the same as his predecessor. (Speech) Larijani argued two actions last week showed that little had changed in U.S.policy since the presidency of George W.Bush.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

President Obama is doing something that his predecessor did not do, says Clark Irwin, "The struggle for the hearts and minds of the Muslim community here in the U.S.and around the world,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

HIV activists have praised Mr.Zuma for breaking publicly in his first year of office with the policies of his predecessor, former President Thabo Mbeki who was accused of failing to respond adequately to the HIV pandemic.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

President Obama says he inherited massive government debt and a sinking economy from his predecessor,President Bush, and that only drastic action will correct the situation while investing in the nation's needs pertaining to health care, energy independence,and education.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

(Sound) Yves Leterme and his government were sworn into office by King Albert of Belgium Wednesday afternoon, less than a week after his predecessor, Herman Van Rompuy, was tapped to be the European Union's first permanent president.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25