Political experts see Governor Crist's decision to run as an independent as the latest example of a growing trend in U.S.politics.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Under an agreement signed by the two sides,a three person independent arbitration panel will be set up to decide whether the Geneva police handled the arrest appropriately.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

But the Afghans often have their own way of doing things. And that sometimes conflicts with U.S.-led efforts to forge a larger, more independent Afghan security force.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Rubio sees Crist's transformation from Republican to independent as a political stunt.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"And what's a little surprising about that is that you don't come to Congress to make friends because if you do, you're not coming to be independent and have your own mind and so what a great surprise it has been to make such great friends."

VOA: standard.2010.08.07

But no matter where the conflict is or what it's about, if you're serious about peace, you can't take as final the first 'no,' the second 'no' or even the hundredth 'no.'" In her statement, Secretary Clinton promised an "unwavering" U.S.commitment to a two-state solution, based on 1967 lines with agreed land swaps, that will create an independent and viable Palestinian state and an Israel with secure and recognized borders.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

He says this new independent office will have a lot of responsibility -- and that is a good thing.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

The "girl" in all these books is Lisbeth Salander, an independent young woman with a very dark and secretive past.

VOA: special.2010.08.18

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has a message: Pay no attention to competing claims of victory in the presidential election.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

A woman who worked at the public recording studio had another job with a local independent record company called Sun Records.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

That bill would not create an independent consumer agency, but instead a new office at the Federal Reserve, the central bank.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

Then the young man decided to become an independent illustrator, someone who makes drawings and pictures for a living.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Independent of those things, the findings still showed that optimists had less of a chance of dying during the eight-year period.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

"That is also crucial to allowing corporations a kind of independent personhood and separating ownership from control or ownership from management.

VOA: special.2010.03.05