Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took the rare step of calling House lawmakers back to Washington to vote on the bill and send it to President Obama without delay.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

It was the first day of trading since state-owned Dubai World asked for a six-month delay in repaying its debts.

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But with conservative Democrats still voicing concerns, it is possible that the president might be forced to accept a delay until September.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

And he says it's developing countries that will be worst hit by this delay.

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But it's not going to require any delay in the withdrawal of U.S.troops,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

It would be weeks before he could catch another flight home, but the delay gave him time to hike the Annapurna Circuit, a 14-day trek through the Himalayas.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Many will need high levels of care. Researchers say that dramatically increasing global life expectancy makes it imperative to find solutions that prevent, delay,slow,and treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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He says the launch delay at this late stage appears political rather than technical, since it comes just a day after Presidents Obama and Medvedev discussed the issue in Singapore.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16