He said,"It has been my decision since becoming a candidate to make no speeches.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

During the next year,Gates said, it will be critical to show that progress has been made in the war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

The president said there has been a lot of debate on health care reform, some of it highly emotional.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has been monitoring North Korean nuclear sites, said it had been informed that its inspectors were being expelled.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

However,he acknowledged that the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25 years, and he said it will take time for the economy to turn around.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

Brennan said it has long been an area of concern.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03