Waskow says the major challenges created for many poor countries by climate change, calls for long-term investment.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"Climate change challenges us all to find a new development paradigm that balances economic growth and long-term prosperity with social progress and ecological sustainability.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

And,there is a serious problem when you use the term 'regime change' that you might encourage people to demonstrate,or to act in ways, where we can do absolutely nothing to protect or encourage them."

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

But in an economy that has lost jobs for 23 consecutive months, Hall noted that long-term unemployed continued to grow, rising by 293,000 to 5.9 million, with little change in the number of Americans employed part-time but seeking full-time work.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05