But Mr.Obama faces a daunting task. Many lawmakers do not want detainees transferred to their states for incarceration or trial.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

A presidential task force has been reviewing the restructuring plans of both companies to determine whether it is realistic for them to continue operating.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Caring for a baby while going to school can make the task seem impossible.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

The infighting among the main parties has held up the main task with which parliament was entrusted - the writing of a new constitution for the country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Muhammad Salim Akhtar of the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections says Obama administration support for the opposition would send a signal that the United States favors full democracy in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

It is not an easy task,she said. "This is going to be a very hard act for him to pursue, particularly when there is very, very deep hostility to the United States and to the West more generally in Pakistan."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06