Democratic-leaning analysts take issue with that notion.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The bill faces strong opposition in the Senate. The upper house of Congress is not expected to take up the issue until September.

VOA: standard.2010.07.31

You are going to take this entire issue and boil it down to 30 second ads."

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

"With regards to Kashmir it remains our view a resolution of that issue has to take into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

It is an issue where we need to take concrete action to increase the number of women in politics and especially at decision-making levels in politics,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

When the Food and Drug Administration does issue new limits on salt, the changes on the menu and on grocery food labels will take time to implement.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Lois Fischbeck of Maryland came to urge the court to ban capital punishment, even though the justices are not scheduled to take on a particular case this term that would deal with the issue directly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

The chairman of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan, Ahmad Nader Nadery,tells VOA that resolving the issue of the disputed ballots could delay certifying the election by weeks, but should not take months as some are suggesting.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"Obviously there is a bit of a spread between those two figures and it suggests the possibility of some political problems for the president if he should not take the military recommendation and that difference gets to be a big issue,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.09