In a brief statement from the White House, Mr.Obama stressed this will be a complex and challenging operation.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The IPCC retracted that forecast in a statement earlier this week after British media reports revealed that the data was not gleaned from scientific evidence.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

After returning from a trip to Afghanistan, Senator Daniel Inouye, who heads the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement this week appearing to support the request by General McChrystal for more troops, although Inouye said more discussion would be needed before any final decision on troop levels is made.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15