President Obama, at his first major press conference, called on a reporter for a Web-only operation, the Huffington Post.

VOA: special.2009.03.21

This week,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent his top aide to press for an end to the Sri Lankan conflict.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Last month,the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated "Glee" for four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Comedy Series.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

A reporter for United Press International called the FBI and asked them for the names of the "toughest guys" that the agency wanted to capture.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

The printing press made it possible for almost anyone to buy a book.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

That ruling was considered a major success for freedom of the press.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

Before leaving Washington, King Abdullah sat down for an interview broadcast Sunday on the NBC television news program Meet the Press.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

She also appeared on Meet the Press, "What the president is always going to do is push hard for the American people.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says the president will speak directly to the American people about his vision for health care reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

And at a press conference later in the day, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana offered strong backing for an eventual Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

The Pentagon Press Secretary, Geoff Morrell, says at Tuesday's meeting Secretary Gates praised China for increased transparency about its military capabilities and intentions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

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

"And,it's turning very critical of the press freedom and it's no more an example for the rest of the sub-region in terms of media freedom."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

And he said he will press for greater international cooperation on regulating the financial institutions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Strauss-Kahn told an audience for 2010 at Washington's National Press Club that there are signs that the free-fall in the global economy may be starting to abate.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

Mitchell told Israeli officials on Thursday that the White House will continue to press on with efforts to restart negotiations that have been stalled for 10 months.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Christopher Boian is Bureau Chief for the Agence French Press in Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

U.S.officials say they are in a better position to mediate and press for the resolution of difficult issues while the United States has a sizable military force in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Japan would press for the ASEM meeting to issue a joint statement condemning the nuclear test, apart from the conference's normal closing statement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

Clinton said APEC colleagues supported the decision to send Bosworth, and that while in North Korea he would press for adherence to the terms of the 2005 agreement and its goal of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The 32-year-old Saberi, who has worked for National Public Radio and the BBC,was jailed in January,allegedly because her press credentials had expired, before being convicted last month of "spying for the United States" in what many are calling a sham-trial.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

U.S.officials say they are in a better position to mediate and press for the resolution of difficult issues, and to ease tensions between the Iraqi Army and the Kurdish Peshmerga militia, while the United States has a sizable military force in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

ĸVOAٷUNSVվ޹ After a brief welcome ceremony outside the Pentagon, Secretary Gates and General Xu met for more than an hour, during which,according to Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, the secretary's main message was a call for an end to interruptions in the U.S.-China military relationship.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Khin Ohmar, a member of the Forum for Democracy in Burma, says ASEAN needs to press Burma to talk with the democratic opposition and ethnic nationalities about the release of political prisoners and a halt to human rights abuses against ethnic minorities.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The former U.S.Senate Majority leader said the Obama administration continues to press the Palestinians to improve prospects for peace by bolstering security and curbing anti-Israel incitement, and for Arab nations to build relationships with Israel in trade,culture and other areas short of the full normalization envisaged in a comprehensive peace.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25