But the only bad thing about it - I don't get a chance to really enjoy the Con.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

It will get a lot worse if we don't get our act together, but it's already started."

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"Because of corruption in defense deals, countries either end up getting defense equipment which they don't really need or they get defense equipment which they may legitimately need but which costs much much more than it should be costing them."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

I don't think we know exactly what's going to happen but it's certainly possible that we could get very sluggish growth over the next year or two and possibly even growth could stall out if it doesn't get underway,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

Obama administration officials said they don't want to get involved in verbal sparring with North Korea but they did call its latest threats provocative and say Pyongyang stands only to further isolate itself from the world community if it follows through with them.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14