But the president's decision to renominate Ben Bernanke for Senate confirmation is considered a safe one.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

This had been a difficult decision for Tyler to make.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

But he went on to underscore the decision to be tested for HIV remained a voluntary and confidential, individual choice.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

The researchers say this is the first study linking health insurance to the decision to seek treatment for a heart attack.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18

She says she does not understand why weeks of meetings are needed in order for the U.S.government to make a decision.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The protesters included Mustafa Barghouthi, a prominent commentator, who said the Palestinian leaders' decision showed little regard for the people they represent.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

And I stand before you a humbled man very grateful for the decision the academy has made to honor me with this award.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

The spokesman denies allegations the anti-dumping investigation is protectionist or is retaliation for a U.S.decision to impose a new tariff on Chinese tires.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"And I am grateful for their decision as well as all the Democrats who have worked so hard to make this reform a reality."

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Gideon Rachman,a chief commentator for London's "Financial Times" newspaper says the decision made sense.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

"I am open-minded about anything that makes us more credible as match officials, but as I've said earlier, it is a decision for the people to take."

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

Negotiations have been stalled for months,and analysts say the Israeli government's decision to expand a number of settlements appeared to be a major blow to efforts to revive them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

A spokeswoman for NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says he regrets the Russian decision and hopes talks can be rescheduled to discuss many subjects of common interest.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

Two states banned them outright. Those laws were rendered invalid for married women by a 1965 Supreme Court decision and the ruling was expanded in 1972 to cover all women.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

However, some human rights groups are calling for a fuller inquiry into the interrogation practices, and have expressed dismay at the president's decision to allow CIA officers immunity from prosecution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

"For me,this will be a difficult decision to make.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

The U.N.-backed forum is building on a decision by the body responsible for domains, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, to allow Web site addresses in any language.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs,Sarath Amunugama, says the government has taken a policy decision to develop the Tamil-dominated provinces which,for years, were effectively controlled by the now-defeated rebels.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

That was welcome news for the White House, as the president nears a decision on a revised strategy for Afghanistan that could include the deployment of tens of thousands of additional American troops.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

(...) In remarks to French radio, Kouchner called the shootings and reports of rape 'savage' and 'unsupportable.' He said the criminal court's decision to investigate the incidents marked a good step forward for international justice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

But there has been growing criticism, particularly from congressional Republicans, that Mr.Obama should have established a plan for what to do with the detainees at Guantanamo before announcing his decision to close the facility by January 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"That should not be known as a great country." In issuing its ruling, the Supreme Court sent the case back to Chicago for a lower court to issue the final decision, so the gun ban remains temporarily in effect.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

"This is a clear decision and a clear message, not just for Palestinains but for the American administration itself that Israel is not willing and is not ready to stop settlement activities and much more important than this, that they are not ready for peace,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.18