After the most lethal and devastating terrorist attack ever, 7.5 years without a repeat is not a record to be rebuked and scorned, much less criminalized."

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

It does not have a mechanical keyboard and weighs less than one kilogram.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

The junta leader, who seized power less than a year ago, previously said he would not run in elections scheduled for January but has since indicated he may change his mind.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

A representative who co-sponsored the measure described body scans as a "virtual strip search" that the American public should not be subjected to, and suggested using explosives-sniffing dogs as a less-invasive method of detection.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

In a country where two-thirds of the people live on less than $2.00 a day, the pope said the poor must not be forgotten and their rights must be respected, urging the dos Santos government to not disappoint their expectations.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

"But I do think that in general we have seen a shift from, for lack of a better term, professionalized terrorist operations to those that are conducted by not exactly amateurs, but folks with less training and less capability generally, technical capability."

VOA: standard.2010.05.05