One unnamed McChrystal advisor described a meeting between the general and Mr.Obama at the Oval office as a "ten-minute photo op".

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Everything you need.Near." Old North St.Louis Restoration Group director Sean Thomas says the co-op will sell a variety of foods and household items.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Almost all the work for the co-op project has been carried out by volunteers.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Organizers stress the co-op is open to all shoppers - not just members.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Lubischer says people in the neighborhood liked the idea of a food co-op: a community-owned grocery, where members would have a say in how the store would be run, and what products it would carry.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

(Speaking) Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the imprisoned Kremlin critic and former head of the Yukos Oil Company, in a recent op-ed column, said Russia's demand for skills in fundamental and applied sciences is declining in light of the appetite for raw materials and corruption.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03