There are worries that the crisis could be the first of more to come in other parts of the world.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

There could be two more. No one knew how long Kentucky and Missouri would remain in the Union.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

"I feel that I'm in the best shape that I could possibly be. There's nothing else more I can do at this point.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Yvo de Boer,the U.N.'s top climate change official, told delegates there was still time to break deadlocks, but he said countries that could be more ambitious should act now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28