He said Japan's alliance with the United States will remain what he called the "foundation" of his government's diplomacy.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

President Obama is back from his first trip to Asia since becoming what he called "America's first Pacific president."

VOA: special.2009.11.21

The Californian band the Byrds was among the groups Bill Graham presented at the new space he called Fillmore West.

VOA: special.2010.12.03

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel is close to losing what he called its "best friend" in the area.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

He told her his ideas about how species evolve over time -- what he called the transmutation of species.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

In a half-hour news conference, he admitted making what he called "some incredibly bad decisions" that "hurt so many people."

VOA: special.2010.04.10

He called it "Bound for Glory." He described his childhood, and the pain of watching his mother slowly becoming insane.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

He wanted to recognize the people who have created what he called "the most popular music of our time."

VOA: special.2009.10.19

He called it "Sanctuary." When the book was ready to be published, Faulkner went to New York and completely rewrote it.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Later,Alfred Wegener said the continents had once been part of a huge area of land he called Pangaea.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

He also wanted to create what he called a hit factory, an idea he got from working for the Ford Motor Company.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

On Thursday President Obama blamed the incident on what he called a "systemic failure across organizations and agencies."

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Jackson bought a huge property in California which he called "Neverland" after the children's story of Peter Pan.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

He called the vote an "important step forward" as the Afghan people seek to control their future.

VOA: special.2009.08.22