The broadly worded Iranian overture did not address concerns about the country's nuclear program, and officials of President Barack Obama's administration say that is disappointing.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama's administration said neither that engagement nor U.S.sanctions had brought about democratic change and that Washington would move to pursue high-level meetings.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

But they reflect the Obama administration's commitment to a new approach to development -- one based on investment,not aid.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

Whig Party members and Abolitionists in the North believed that slave-owners and southerners in Polk's administration had planned the war.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

He wants to let the Bush administration's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans end next year, replaced by a middle-class tax cut.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

An industry group, the Financial Services Roundtable, says it supports many of the administration's proposals but not for a consumer protection agency.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

But it led to the development of another art program called the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

The idea is similar to the administration's four billion dollar Race to the Top competition to reform schools.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Among those expected from President Obama's new administration is Lawrence Summers, the director of the National Economic Council.

VOA: special.2009.01.23

The American Congress passed several historic pieces of legislation during Benjamin Harrison's administration: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Tyler had his Secretary of the Treasury send Congress the administration's plan for a national bank.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

Some members of Congress questioned the administration's deal with the French canal company in Panama.

VOA: special.2010.08.19

During President Harrison's administration, only eight corporations were accused of violating the new anti-trust law.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Twelve years later,during President Benjamin Harrison's administration, Congress passed a new silver purchase bill.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

During his years in President Kennedy's administration, Carl Rowan got to know Lyndon B.Johnson.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

Robert Kennedy had served as the top government lawyer in his brother's administration.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

Another issue during Hayes's administration involved a railroad in the western United States.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

They were sure Conkling would be the real power in Arthur's administration.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

But leaders of the nation's largest teachers unions criticized the administration's "blueprint."

VOA: special.2010.03.18

And he gave the administration's support to a political enemy of Douglas.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Texas asked to become a state during President Van Buren's administration.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

We will tell about James Buchanan's administration in our next program.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

Grant's first administration was marked by dishonesty and shameful events.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

They received their weapons and supplies from Lincoln's administration.

VOA: special.2009.08.20