President Obama says the United States must take leadership in limiting the spread of nuclear weapons, especially when North Korea and Iran are developing their nuclear weapons capacity.

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

"We feel,based on our experience in the last seven years, we feel that we need to enhance our legal capacity to extend the power of detention and the power of detention without charge,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Like the House version,the Senate measure would amend the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act to allow the president to sanction foreign companies involved in enabling the shipment of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran, or helping to maintain its existing refining capacity.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28