That bill was a compromise between calls for more spending and concerns about the rising national debt.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

Pfizer pushed sales of Bextra for several uses unapproved by the government because of safety concerns.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

Mr.Obama won the presidency in 2008 largely because of the public's desire for change and concerns about the domestic economy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

But there are concerns that increased investment in medical services for the wealthy will draw resources from the region's public hospitals.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

He also stressed the need for judges who can empathize with the concerns and struggles of everyday people.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

But Biden also had to soothe concerns that scrapping Bush-era plans for a more comprehensive system does not signal a breakdown of Polish-U.S.relations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Gibbs has acknowledged the lawmakers' concerns, and says Mr.Obama's plans for the prisoners are still taking shape.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Former TSA Administrator Kip Hawley says Americans must weigh privacy concerns against the need for safe travel.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

General Keen says U.S.troops are working to assume more responsibility for aid distribution, which will allow U.N.peacekeepers in Haiti to focus on security concerns.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs predicts a full agenda for the talks, including the Middle East peace process, and concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

Osman says other concerns include sewage,unregulated restaurants, and the use of all-terrain vehicles for recreation.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

He says other concerns include price gouging for essentials like baby food and rice.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Republicans and Democrats expressed identical concerns that by engaging in negotiations, Iran may be playing for time in an effort to move ahead with weapons-related enrichment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Republican Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Scott Brown announced their support for the bill, as did conservative Democrat Ben Nelson,who earlier had expressed concerns about it.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

"It's a dangerous precedent for the government to get so heavily involved in the economy and so it concerns me, but the financial system did not go under,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

In Southeast Asia, where millions of people are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as drought or unusually heavy rains, there are growing concerns for the future.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

There have been these concerns about BlackBerries for some time.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"F-E-A-R for Financial reform, Energy woes,Asian tensions and Recessionary concerns.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Georgetown University Security Studies Professor Christine Fair points out corruption concerns policy makers because it undercuts Afghans' support for their government and support among Western nations for the enterprise in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

On trade issues,Froman says the Obama administration is working to ease global concerns about the "Buy American" provision that requires many of the public works projects paid for by the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

The governor's spokesman,Irmasyah, who goes by one name, says there are concerns the islands will become a dumping ground for refugees (Speech) "We do not want our region to become a shelter,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

For Garson,it has been a challenge to put aside his concerns about Haiti, and focus on football and the most important game of his career, but he has a simple message to Haitians.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

Some 100,000 U.S.and NATO troops are currently in Afghanistan, but increasingly casualty figures and concerns about a growing Taliban threat and an ineffective and corrupt Afghan government have led to diminishing public support for the war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Officials have said the plan for Iran to export uranium for processing abroad under safeguards for its medical reactor could be a model for a broader deal to resolve concerns that its nominally-peaceful program is weapons-related.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

The general also called for NATO nations to strengthen their ability to defend the alliance's home territory, in order to ease concerns among some new members in Eastern Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia last year.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24