"Without giving too much away, I don't think you can go through something like that without it affecting you."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"I said,'What can I do to really distinguish myself and something that my family would respect me for?'

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

So I can only recommend from the German experience that it's good, that it's something to copy from."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

But I think that we have put our own stamp on something very traditional and we can add our own personalities to it.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

"It is going to require more work, but I think that we can get something accomplished there and we can lock down loose nuclear weapons that could fall into the hands of terrorists."

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

Meir Javedanfar,an Iranian-born Middle East analyst in Tel Aviv says that he thinks the United States will have to make substantial concessions before the Iranian leadership considers improving ties with Washington: "I think if America can offer Iran something that has equal value or exceeds the value of Iran's nuclear program, then the Iranians might consider it.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

I mean,how can we say that we want Karzai to do something about his brother's alleged narcotics activities, while apparently the CIA has been paying the same brother?" Former U.S.ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann tells VOA he believes President Karzai to be a decent man, but points out that he does not have a great deal of actual power outside of Kabul and has to be very careful about alienating some people.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17