The most difficult national problem facing the administration of President Franklin Pierce was the situation in Kansas.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

Imagine a swimmer in water over his head You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

In addition to health care, the Obama administration appears to be facing a growing problem with domestic support for the war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

"The problem with resistance means that we might be facing a situation where our currently, mostly susceptible epidemic is replaced in a decade or two by mostly multi-drug resistant disease,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.09