"I think in a year's time,you're going to see a much closer U.S.-Saudi relationship than you have now, and I think it's good that the president is stopping off,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

But the spokesman says much has happened since the president announced his strategy in March, and Gates wants a closer look.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Instead she says what actually happened is probably closer to the much milder 1957 or 1968 pandemics.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18