It's much more important than friends." But even a simple text message can mean a lot.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

"It's very important that the message not be that we have raised the base line for spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

For Garson,it has been a challenge to put aside his concerns about Haiti, and focus on football and the most important game of his career, but he has a simple message to Haitians.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

"This was a very important trip that both President Obama and I wanted to make early in the administration to send a very clear message that the Obama administration is committed to developing an even stronger and closer relationship with, not just the governments, but especially the peoples of Africa,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.16