"I am confident and hopeful that he will now - getting this clear message from both the House and Senate on the appropriations bill - begin to rethink the appropriateness of an arbitrary timeline for the closing of Guantanamo,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary, Palitha Kohona, on Tuesday said he was confident there was no political interference in the conviction of Tamil journalist J.S.Tissainayagam and that his case would be handled in a free and fair manner.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

But they can never engage in those efforts, if we do not do the job that I am confident we will do tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM on Christmas Eve, and that is to renew the American dream, and revive our middle class, and rebuild the foundation upon which future generations will stand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24