In 2008 the group launched a five-year global tour of a specially-designed sailboat with the date "2041" emblazoned on its side.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Allowing it to drag on, as other parts of the process already have, would just provide another excuse to push back the poll date.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"The conclusion we reached based on that analysis is that July 2011 is a realistic date for us to plan to begin the process of transferring responsibility in some parts of the country,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.08