Daw experienced racist taunts on his journey to the elite ranks of the AFL, but he says they only hardened his resolve.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Cisse says the opposition welcomes the widening international pressure on President Tandja to resolve the crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Representative Ron Paul, an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, says the hope is that the Obama administration will focus on non-military means to resolve the Afghanistan situation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

With the North Atlantic Treaty Organization facing divisions over the war in Afghanistan and advanced economies struggling for a united approach on climate change, the Secretary of State urged alliance states to again summon the resolve and idealism that won the Cold War.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09