Already,the Netherlands has set next year as its deadline for a full withdrawal of its troops and Italy has made it known it wants out too.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Other analysts say North Korea has set aside diplomacy for now, and is sprinting toward full-fledged international recognition as a nuclear power, like India and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

The $2.4 billion figure approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is $350 million less than last year's amount, which was set before the full effects of the world economic slump were known.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15