Earlier in the week, the president directed Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to look for ways to block the bonuses.

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Earlier in the week, the head of the World Bank said international support can speed progress -- "but only if coupled with real reform."

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One tough moment Bradley was asked to elaborate on was the loss to Costa Rica earlier in the week.

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And the Treasury Department reached a $2 billion deal earlier in the week with four banks that hold most of Chrysler's debt.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Earlier in the week, the Afghan government announced it plans to form a major anti-corruption unit for investigating graft among senior officials.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

It will be on the agenda again when he visits Pakistan later in the week, before heading into the war zone itself.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Meanwhile,25-year-old Caroline Kinyanjui is recovering from her surgery earlier in the week.

VOA: standard.2010.05.30

He had visited the hospital earlier in the week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

Later in the week, the Secretary goes on to Bangkok for talks with Thai leaders and joins in an international dialogue in the Thai resort of Phuket with foreign ministers of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian nations.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

She holds similar political talks later in the week with Thai officials in Bangkok before flying to the resort island of Phuket to join in an annual dialogue of Pacific-rim country foreign ministers with those of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

He spent the last week in February writing what he believed to be the true position of the South.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in the revolution that ousted the president a week ago.

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European Union finance ministers are expected to talk about Greece when they meet in the Belgian capital next week.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

The new findings were presented this week in San Antonio,Texas, at a meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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