The president went out of his way to assure them that he does not support a government take-over.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

- I don't know if it's worth it anymore.- We drove all the way out here. - JESSICA: I'm at least paddling out.- Yeah.

VOA: standard.other

"As I've said from the day I took office, it's going to take months, even years, to dig our way out - and it's going to require an all-hands-on-deck effort."

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

Forward Alex Shinsky says the image the players will take home with them is that of the jubilant fans waving at them as they made their way in and out of stadiums in Kano,Ijebu-Ode,and Kaduna.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Critics say this leaves the window open to push the Maoist party, which won 40 percent of the seats in last year's election, out of the picture - paving the way for any number of smaller parties to bid for the prime minister seat.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

"This undermines the peace process." Mitchell has been trying to work out a deal that would lead to a three-way meeting next week with U.S.President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the U.N.General Assembly in New York.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16