"I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

"And I remember waving flags and my grandfather telling me that the Apollo mission was an example of how Americans can do anything they put their minds to,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"A good place to start, and what I hope to spend a lot of time on in these discussions today, is how we can move forward on a jobs package."

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Kyle says,"I met a lot of artists, greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan, and looking back on that, I can see how much the musicians I met there influenced my career."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

It is why they are wondering what kind of political solution wants to propose and I think the debate will be how we can get out of Afghanistan without any kind of defeat."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

four-man bobsled driver. "I'm just elated." "And I can't tell you how proud I am of Holcomb and the gang and for Steve to pull it together and hold it together in just his second Olympic Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28

"Some of you legitimately may have been surprised that such a strong supporter of Israel,for the last 37 years and beyond, but 37 years as an elected official, how I can speak out so strongly, given the ties that I share as well as my country shares with Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

"I think that there will be a refocusing of how the UK can operate within Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also there will be some serious questions about whether or not the UK can maintain this expeditionary role" TV debates, a first in British politics, have thrust the outsider Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats into the role of kingmaker in a close election.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30