"A strategy that reassures and mobilizes ordinary Afghans to resist the Taliban, that divides the insurgency by reintegrating and reconciling those is search of money,status or power.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

However,concerns about the stability of Greece , and other financially-troubled European countries, increased after the Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Greek bonds to speculative or "junk" status Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

"I'm coming in contact now with a lot of young immigrants and I find a lot of hope in their desire to continue to advocate for improvements and to not hide their issues or their concerns, but to participate in the society in a democratic way, whatever their legal status."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22