" When we agreed on an issue and worked together to make a little progress for the country on an important issue, he was the best ally you could have.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

They also demanded the President issue a moratorium on deportation and detention of suspected illegal aliens until federal immigration reform is passed.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

AIDS expert Anthony Fauci of the U.S.National Institutes of Health addressed the issue at a recent conference.

VOA: standard.2010.07.17

and other international businesses, and a key issue American officials raised during the Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

He says the electoral law is a political issue and affects the interests of all parties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Jackson's close friend, the actress Elizabeth Taylor,said she was too distraught to issue a statement.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

"What you've got here is a legal issue and a political issue and both of those are very much in play at the present time,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Immigration reform failed in Congress in 2006 and 2007 and President Obama promised to make the issue a top priority during his first year in office.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

The government must deal with that issue as a matter of extreme emergency."

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Japan would press for the ASEM meeting to issue a joint statement condemning the nuclear test, apart from the conference's normal closing statement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

"This is a global issue and international in its nature.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

But security is still an issue after a warning in June by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta rebels suggesting that the safety of visiting teams and fans could not be assured.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

On Afghanistan and Pakistan, he also felt very strongly that it was very important to deal with as a regional diplomatic issue and has named Ambassador Holbrook as his representative in order to deal with issues there."

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

He noted,however,that the U.S. considers Iran to be an important player related to Afghanistan, and sees the issue as a very productive area for engagement in the future Anticipating President Barack Obama's Strategic Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh said Iran expects measurable change, not rhetoric from the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27