"I believe it is not only possible, but in fact easier to do this without deciding the legal question of whether these states have ever been out of the Union.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

"To be,or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?"

VOA: special.2010.01.06

"They do not represent official positions or policy, and they do not,in my view, fundamentally call into question the efficacy of our current strategy in Afghanistan and its prospects for success."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

So,Russell says, even if in the Vilks case, he does not defend the particular cartoon in question, cartoonists around the world should keep their right to draw and provoke, and ask questions about the world we live in.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told U.S.television interviewers on Sunday that the central question is not how many troops the United States sends but whether it has a credible partner in Kabul that can provide the security and services the Afghan people need.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19