The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

It is an endorsement of our call for economic, social uplifts as a means of fighting extremism."

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Luciani says increasing poverty means more and more girls are drawn into prostitution,exploited by men for as little as one U.S.dollar in a country without adequate mechanisms for child protection.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

The Syrians straddle the fence between the order of conservative nations on the one hand and this alliance with Iran on the other and it would make perfect sense for Bashar al-Assad to pose as the mediator with the Iranians, which means: hey,if you folks think I'm bad, think of the Iranians,they're much worse, but I have credit in their bank and I can deal with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.03.18