"We must gain the initiative by reversing the perceived momentum of the insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

The second round was required after a U.N.-backed investigation into the vote found widespread fraud and a third of Mr.Karzai's ballots were declared invalid, reversing his outright victory.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo during his campaign for the White House, and he began the task of reversing the Bush administration's detainee policy immediately after taking office.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

But the U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission examined more than 2,500 allegations of fraud including phantom polling stations, ballot-stuffing and police intimidation and declared a third of Mr.Karzai's ballots invalid, reversing his outright victory.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"But I think what we need to focus on, and focus our efforts , in making headway in reversing the Taliban's momentum and strengthening the Afghan army and police and really going after al-Qaida."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29