Lawmakers argued: was the peoples' right to decide the issue of slavery restricted only to the territories named in the compromise of eighteen fifty?

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Health care is an enormous issue. It affects every single one of us and we want to get it right,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

"You want to hold a review and you want to exclude the one big issue which should be right at the heart of that review."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The settlement issue is raising tension between Israel's new right-wing government and Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.05.29

The United States,which is a sponsor of the Middle East peace talks, says Israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace, and the issue has strained relations with Israel's right-wing government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28