Gibbs also says Mr.Obama wants benchmarks for evaluating U.S.progress in Afghanistan, and will not commit to an open-ended conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

He said the United States and its allies were still open to dialogue with North Korea, but would not bend to provocation.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

Israel says it will not open an investigation because that would be tantamount to acknowledging guilt and accepting the legitimacy of the Goldstone Commission.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

But the bill to open such trade still faces heavy opposition in Congress and probably will not be debated until after the legislative body's August break.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

But I was always a great believer, and I learned this experientially, of trying to keep your mind open and receptive and not be judgmental too quickly because that shuts down creativity."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20