U.S.officials say there was spontaneous applause at the meeting, at a New York hotel, when word arrived of Senate approval of the five-year Pakistan aid plan, which would triple civilian U.S.assistance to about Expected to win final approval in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

But the loudest applause was for his call for the ending of Israel's embargo against Palestinians living in Gaza.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

That's worth a big round of applause."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

That decision brought applause in the courtroom. Madoff's wide-ranging fraud touched banks,charities, middle class people investing for retirement in North and South America and Europe, and even celebrities - including Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12