The agencies say though this may sound like a lot, it really is not, considering that $39 billion will cut child pneumonia deaths by 65 percent by the year 2015.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"Even though,as Leo pointed out, it looks like a thriller, the glue that holds it together is varying levels of tenderness: for your wife,for your child, for your patient,for your friend."

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

He says the process of sorting through those areas, which include sites around the country,but concentrated in the mountainous northern areas, will be a long and difficult one, though it is work that needs to be done in the name of the victims' families.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

When I say that the Israeli government is making an unprecedented offer even though it is not what many would hope for and even though our position remains the same that settlement activity is not legitimate - nevertheless it holds out the promise of moving a step closer to a two-state solution,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02