Mr.Micheletti has made similar claims about foreign and domestic troublemakers to defend his decision to suspend some civil rights.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Despite a doubling of its gross domestic product in the past five years, Sri Lanka still requires foreign aid and loans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Nigerian elections in 2007 were marred by widespread vote rigging and intimidation and foreign and domestic observers said they were "not credible."

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

But for the time being,investors, both domestic and foreign, are undeterred by such worries, and are putting their faith in the Indian economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In his nearly 50 years in the Senate, Kennedy had more impact on domestic issues than foreign policy, but he still made a global mark.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Internal strifeOver the past decade, East Timor has faced threats both foreign and domestic.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Danielle Courtney from the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau says while both foreign and domestic visitors to the city declined in 2009, the drop in international arrivals was felt more than numbers would indicate.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"Obama is seen as a domestic policy president, somebody without much foreign policy or national security experience, and Americans naturally wonder and maybe worry about how he is going to deal with those issues,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06