"In one of those speeches, I declared that I had no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

It also exists in Southeast Asian nations and on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

And,it is threatening to block what little cross-border traffic exists.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

"It creates a societal change, an economic growth, it creates jobs.As the world has become so interconnected, it's provided an opportunity for entrepreneurs no matter where they are to access any market that exists,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

"I think it's awesome that a place like this exists, that the children and everybody in America and throughout the world can come and see where democracy began and where it developed over the course of history and the course of time."

VOA: standard.2010.07.03