Tay says Mr.Obama's participation in the APEC meetings is a strong symbol of the United States' commitment to the region.

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Gibbs also says Mr.Obama wants benchmarks for evaluating U.S.progress in Afghanistan, and will not commit to an open-ended conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Barak says Mr.Netanyahu has made concessions: Israel says it will not build new settlements, but will only allow "natural growth,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

In Saturday's Republican Party radio and Internet address, Texas Congressman Jeb Hensarling says Mr.Obama's domestic programs cost too much.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

(Speech) Tamaki says Mr.Hatoyama needs to come out and say no more bases will be built on Okinawa.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Gibbs has acknowledged the lawmakers' concerns, and says Mr.Obama's plans for the prisoners are still taking shape.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

But he says Mr.Clegg may choose to provide parliamentary support for the Conservatives without forming a coalition.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

She says Mr.Obama could use his personal popularity among Europeans to help convince their leaders to back the war effort in other ways.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Doronila says Mr.Aquino needs to live up to his own strong anti-corruption message, by prosecuting past abuse.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Christian Schweiger from Britain's Durham University says Mr.Cameron also talks about devolving power to the people.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

Diamonds are central to the case. The prosecution says Mr.Taylor traded diamonds mined in Sierra Leone for weapons, which he smuggled into the country.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

But,given the recent rousing debate over Cabinet appointments, Ehteshami says Mr.Hariri's resignation means further political uncertainty not just for Lebanon but for the entire region.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

French Foreign Minister says Mr.Obama will have to prove himself even more from now on.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

He says Mr.Thaksin was the first prime minister to listen to the poor here.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

The announcer says Mr.Kim greeted Mr.Wen with a firm handshake and a warm embrace.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

But he says Mr.Zuma is also here to raise the profile of the World Cup football (soccer) championship, which kicks off this June in South Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

The White House says Mr.Obama's Nobel lecture in Oslo will build on those themes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

In the weekly Republican message, Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas says Mr.Obama's health care reform would mean higher taxes and government interference in private citizens' medical treatment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

He also says Mr.Zuma wants to attract financial investors to his country.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

She says Mr.Calderon will likely restate his opposition to a new law in the southwestern U.S.state of Arizona that requires immigrants to carry registration documents at all times.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Analyst Shepherd says Mr.Obama hopes to capitalize on that popularity during his European tour "At the end of the day,this is still very much Barack Obama's honeymoon period,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

He says Mr.Obama will also discuss efforts to minimize the economic impact on the people of the Gulf region, and to enact new safety regulations to prevent future disasters.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Now he says Mr.Obama's presidency may hang in the balance.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

Senator Joe Lieberman,an independent, says Mr.Obama made the right decision."

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

These are phony claims meant to divide us,". In the Republican Party response, Congressman Tom Price from the Southern state of Georgia says Mr.Obama is not telling the exact truth about health care.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

But the Secretary of State says Mr.Karzai intends to announce on Tuesday how he plans to proceed on the issue, and that she is "encouraged by the direction" of events in the Afghan political crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

(Speech) Nemtsov says Mr.Medvedev could carry out his program if he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, insisted that state TV directors lift censorship, permitted independent political activity, and most importantly,punished those who falsify election results.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

A report in Newsweek magazine this week says Mr.Gadhafi decided to put up the tent at the Libyan residence in Englewood,New Jersey after having been denied permission to pitch the elaborate tent in New York's Central Park.

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