The U.S.military has offered to set up a joint patrol system involving Iraqi government troops, Kurdish forces and U.S.troops.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

The U.S.plan includes setting up public-private investments to soak up as much as one trillion dollars in troubled loans and securities.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

Dudley grew up partly in the southern U.S.state of Mississippi, which has been heavily affected by the oil spill.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

The commander of U.S.and NATO forces in Afghanistan has asked U.S.President Barack Obama for up to 40,000 more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The topic came up during a recent meeting in Washington between U.S.President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

Federal Reserve officials announced a plan to purchase up to $300 billion in long-term U.S.government bonds to bolster the nation's economy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

At the U.N.-sponsored forum in Japan in 1997 rich countries agreed to cut emissions by up to 15 percent by 2020.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Mr.Obama says helping the financial sector is one aspect of an all-out effort to shore up the U.S.economy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

The president said a fundamental part of U.S.global strategy is to live up to the nation's principles and support basic human rights.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

U.N.officials estimated up to 200,000 people may have already fled the fighting and perhaps 300,000 more could leave in the coming days.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

On Sunday, the United States overpowered China, coming on a power play against the U.S.team's back-up goaltender in the final three minutes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

U.N.spokesman in Colombo,Gordon Weiss, says the government is making an effort to speed up the pace of resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

While they agree on E.U.membership, he says,none of the candidates came up with a clear and passionate vision for Croatia's economic recovery."

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

We hope this will be exercised,". The U.N.envoy said he would not give up on any fronts.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

One analyst who has been critical of U.S.policy toward Afghanistan agrees, at least up to a point.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The top U.S.commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has reportedly asked for up to 40,000 more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

U.S.officials are setting up as many as throughout Port-au-Prince to feed more than 200,000 people per day.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

The two generals are expected to take up their posts in the coming weeks, although they have not yet been confirmed by the U.S.Senate.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

involvement in Afghanistan. On one hand, congressional Republicans are pressing the president to beef up U.S.forces to ensure a victory over al-Qaida and the Taliban.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Many Poles assumed the U.S.decision to cancel the shield was an attempt to cozy up to Russia, which was strongly opposed to the original plans.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

U.S.and Russian negotiators resumed talks in Geneva this week aimed to wrap up a new nuclear disarmament treaty to replace START, which expired in December.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

The U.S.Congress has given the Federal Communications Commission until February 17,2010 to come up with a plan to bring broadband Internet access to all Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

Thornton says the new amendment to the Lacey Act is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to trade in the lucrative U.S.wood products market.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

U.S.exports fell by more than one percent, while imports were up by about three percent.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11