They were from the democracy groups,universities, and media organizations that worked with the State Department to set up the contest.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

But most food comes from imports. Before the earthquake, the Haitian government and private groups were working to improve agriculture.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Bread for the World organizes people from religious and non-religious groups to write,call and visit members of Congress.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

The reservation was created in the nineteenth century to hold people from twenty-seven different native groups.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

These groups wanted to prevent blacks from voting for radical Republicans.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

We invite groups from all over the world to come here. And then what kind of performances can we create that are contemporary and speak to a whole new audience."

VOA: special.2009.09.23

The conference will discuss groups like al-Qaida and how to prevent them from obtaining nuclear materials for bombs.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Creating rural jobs is on everyone's to-do list, from the government to the U-N to aid groups.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

AKE's Drake,speaking to VOA from Aberdeen,Scotland, says the Taliban and other groups have dual political and financial objectives by kidnapping correspondents and other foreigners.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"We also give to local groups, but we only take scholarship applications from local Appalachian region children or groups that are trying to promote traditional music."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Activists from several civic groups held a roundtable at Moscow's Independent Press Center to discuss the extent of Russian corruption and what could be done about it.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Their clients range from health care professionals to media groups and government officials.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

The peace dialogue had lowered tensions between the rivals, but has flagged amid repeated Indian accusations that Pakistan is not doing enough to clamp down on terror groups operating from the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The mission found the repeated firing of rockets and mortars into southern Israel by Palestinian armed groups from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip constituted war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

It also said the United States recognizes a government's right to defend itself from attacks by terrorist groups, but that it expects both state and non-state actors to comply with international legal obligations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

India and the United States share common security concerns in the South Asian region, where both countries want to tackle the menace of terrorism emanating from terror groups based in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"We will gather CEO's and small business owners, economists and financial experts, as well as representatives from labor unions and nonprofit groups,to talk about how we can work together to create jobs and get this economy moving again,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Mr.Thaksin,who remains in exile in the face of a two year jail sentence for corruption, maintains support from the northern rural areas as well as among the poor and low income groups due to populist economic policies while in office.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

Besides urging the Obama administration to oppose any further consideration of the Goldstone report in multi-lateral forums, or measures stemming from it, the resolution also reaffirms support for Israel's security and right to self-defense, and its right to defend its citizens from violent militant groups and their state sponsors.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

But the President of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, appealed for foreign assistance to stable areas of the country, saying this would be the best way to prevent extremist groups from expanding areas they control: "There are limited options for dealing with extremists and terrorist threats in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26