After almost two weeks of nearly constant criticism from minority Republicans who said he wasn't speaking out strongly enough, President Obama received some praise from the Republican leader in the House of Representatives.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

"Dogs that are very bonded to their handlers can witness when, if you are looking into someone's eyes and 'the lights go out' metaphorically speaking.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

(Speaking in Russian) Umarov claims the operation carried out on his orders was not directed against the poorest of Russians, but rather against residents of Moscow.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

(Speaking) The general said even more people turned out to vote than before.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

(Speaking) He says first, we are carrying out obligations before the European Union.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

I think that with a lot of advocacy and, as you know now there is a good amount of popular faces, popular stars that also engage in HIV, whether it's through UNICEF, and recently UNAIDS has appointed its first regional Goodwill Ambassador and we are very happy that he's coming out loud, speaking about stigma and discrimination, speaking about the rights of our key populations, speaking about the time to act, speaking about the right policies, targeted action.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07