Swelling debt is no surprise, according to John Irons, who directs research at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

"According to my research, people actually are not sure of the difference between South and North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

After rising steadily for more than a year, the index of leading economic indicators actually slipped by .1 percent in April, according to a private research group.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

Funding for Russia's best research institutes amounts to no more than five percent of comparable institutions in the United States, according to a source cited by Thomson Reuters.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

According to soil scientist Roland Buresh at the International Rice Research Institute.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

According to Ben Urbonas, president of the Urban Watersheds Research Institute, these nutrient contaminants tend to be more of a problem in closed water systems,like lakes, where concentrations can build up.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04