The survey found that 51 percent of Israelis see the Obama administration as pro-Palestinian, while 35 percent consider it neutral.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Supporters of the industry say - while some tests have caught problems - that doesn't mean all imported seafood is bad.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

While they were in the brain-scanning machine, they were asked to do tasks that required concentration and attention.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Local police officials say the two soldiers were swept away Wednesday while trying to save supply boxes that fell into the water after being air-dropped.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

In 2001,al-Qaida boasted that it had carried out the October 2000 bombing of USS Cole while the destroyer was refueling at a port in southern Yemen.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

In a report issued Monday, the Kabul-based Afghanistan Rights Monitors (ARM) says that up 70 civilians were killed in the Kunduz attack while the rest were armed militants.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Lebanon said the Israelis had crossed into Lebanese territory while trying to prune a cypress tree for better visibility, and that the army acted in self-defense against Israeli "aggression."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Critics of the IMF say, however that they fear the agency will only provide credit lines to medium-sized economies, while poor countries who need them most will be left out.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

Dollet adds that while there are other Arabic-speaking countries that do not control the Internet as much as Egypt, it is not clear how long that relative freedom will last.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

In advance of formal talks, Democratic leaders are stressing the need to come up with a consensus that can deliver health care security and quality while controlling short and longer-term costs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

European incentive programs threatened to spin out of control when solar module prices dropped - decreasing producers' costs - while the rates utilities had to pay to buy that power stayed high.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

While praising the president's eloquence, Republicans asserted that he failed to deliver specifics, and re-stated criticisms that Democratic proposals would impose new tax burdens on Americans and small businesses and add to deficit spending.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"Our job is to craft rules, as did Theodore Roosevelt,Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, that allow the society to get the benefit of these wonderful value-added financial innovations, while curtailing some of the abuses."

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

"My position is that while I would welcome the G-20 leaders to formulate their national stimulus packages, they should never lose sight of the challenges and pride of developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable poor countries,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Rosemary Hollis, who teaches Middle East politics at City University London, says Iranian rhetoric about Britain is rooted in a long-held perception that while the United States might be more powerful, Britain is more devious.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02