After meeting with the Canadian leader in the Oval Office, Mr.Obama said he is continuing to discuss the issue with U.S.allies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

On Tuesday, a parliamentary commission presented a report on the face veil, after months of studying the issue.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

An AWB official Wednesday stormed off a live television program after threatening a black guest with an opposing view on the issue.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

But just moments after he spoke the debate intensified, as former Vice President Dick Cheney took strong issue with the Obama administration's Guantanamo policy.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Mr.Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with the issue, after at least one opposition senator said failure to pass health reform could "break" the president.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

He says the launch delay at this late stage appears political rather than technical, since it comes just a day after Presidents Obama and Medvedev discussed the issue in Singapore.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

But security is still an issue after a warning in June by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta rebels suggesting that the safety of visiting teams and fans could not be assured.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22