Or is it going to be the elected officials and the appointed officials of that democracy?"

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

And that will be a very tough battle." As in many countries, America's elected officials are loathe to raise taxes or cut spending, particularly when the economy is weak and millions are out of work.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

So I looked for two roommates that were compatible and found Debbie Wasserman Shultz from Florida,from the South, and Melissa Bean from the West, from Illinois, and I am from the East,New York, so we are from different sections of the country, but we were all mothers and had been elected officials and have a great deal in common."

VOA: standard.2010.08.07

Some were officials elected or appointed to serve in the federal government.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Already more 1500 members and officials, including elected mayors, have been detained on anti-terror charges.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17