U.S.officials are concerned such a prolonged political process will create an opening for al-Qaida to try to foment ethnic strife, just as tens of thousands of U.S.troops are scheduled to be leaving Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

People in Poland have very emotional attitudes to politics, and when he is saying something like that people think, 'oh,we will have something like a totalitarian regime if the president is also from Platforma,'" Makowski adds that the summer holiday season may also affect the vote, since wealthier Poles tend to support Komorowski and many will be leaving for vacation over the weekend.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

"The Fantasticks" is about young love, children leaving home and what it is like to be a father.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

"Canada is not leaving Afghanistan,". "Canada will be transitioning from a predominately military mission to a mission that will be a civilian humanitarian development mission after 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"I think the most difficult thing will be to be separated from the people that I am used to, and leaving behind some of the habits - all our activity will be directed towards a certain goal."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

Curtis says the surge will also reassure India that the Americans are there to stay and do not intend to cut and run, leaving behind an unstable Afghanistan and Pakistan, which would be a definite problem for India.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06