They need to be independent," "They need to have full vested powers that are given them, whether it is of investigation or prosecution.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"And what's a little surprising about that is that you don't come to Congress to make friends because if you do, you're not coming to be independent and have your own mind and so what a great surprise it has been to make such great friends."

VOA: standard.2010.08.07

Independent Russian military expert Alexander Golts says the situation suggests that security in the North Caucasus cannot be tightened further.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

In eighteen eighty-nine, the United States,Germany, and Britain agreed that Samoa should be an independent kingdom.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

He was completely independent. Just as he said he always wanted to be.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

It would be an independent republic called the Confederate States of America.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

It would be guided by an independent group of directors.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

The prime minister said the inquiry would be fully independent with access to all relevant British documents and witnesses.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

Valeriy Gabisov of the independent Civil Rights Committee noted that corruption exists everywhere and can at best be minimized, not eliminated.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Mr.Abdullah told reporters in Kabul Monday that the head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has "no credibility" and should be immediately replaced.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The Afghan Independent Election Commission says tallies from 2,400 polling stations in several provinces will be released Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Full preliminary election tabulations are expected to be released Saturday by the country's government-appointed Independent Election Commission.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"If President Obama is making this declaration, we hope that he will be able to exert pressure on Israel to recognize Palestine as an independent state,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

But an independent Afghan military must be capable of adapting to an elusive enemy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

So it really runs to the core question of how independent it can be unless you have independent experts that can speak without fear and favor,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Activists from several civic groups held a roundtable at Moscow's Independent Press Center to discuss the extent of Russian corruption and what could be done about it.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Under an agreement signed by the two sides,a three person independent arbitration panel will be set up to decide whether the Geneva police handled the arrest appropriately.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Yap Swee Seng, a representative with rights group Forum Asia, raised doubts the commission will be fully independent because it could be funded and controlled within the ASEAN Secretariat.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But it said that given the Sri Lankan government's complete failure thus far to investigate possible war crimes, the only hope for justice would be an independent, international investigation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

MacAskill said if a full independent investigation can at some stage be mounted, he would welcome that, and he pledged Scotland would assist such an effort in any way possible.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, acknowledged Specter's independent streak, and said there would continue to be a need for cooperation from Republicans in accomplishing the nation's business.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

A 22-member electoral reform panel appointed by President Yar'Adua had recommended that the head of the electoral body should be appointed by the National Judicial Commission "to truly make it an independent body."

VOA: standard.2009.08.22