So what might those be? Political scientist John McGlennon at the College of William and Mary in Virginia says it is too soon to know.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

He said he was sorry for what he saw as political pressure by President Obama to force BP to set up a claims fund for victims.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

He is blaming both his political opponents for holding an unauthorized protest and what he calls "uncontrollable elements" of the military.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"What is necessary for those elections is to have an inclusive dialogue with all political forces in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

Parties across the political spectrum have condemned the killing, despite what they called their significant political differences with Terre'Blanche and his Movement.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"With the magnitude of the challenges we face, what we need in Washington are not more political tactics,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

He says changing the constitution to allow retired soldiers to run in June elections better reflects what he calls Mauritania's "new political and cultural reality."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

"What you've got here is a legal issue and a political issue and both of those are very much in play at the present time,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

In what critics deemed well-orchestrated political theater a controversial candidate abandoned further attempts to prevent arrest and turned himself in while a rowdy crowd of supporters cheered.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

What is happening now is some political crisis that happens elsewhere in world,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

General Jacoby says the Iraqi and Kurdish forces have begun to put aside political differences and, with American help, start to build what he called "a security architecture."

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Following two days of political and economic talks in Beijing, Secretary Clinton told reporters she discussed what she found to be "shortcomings" in the Iranian response with Chinese officials.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"The BBC's job is to secure due impartiality and in securing due impartiality on what is a premiere political discussion program, it is right in our belief that the BNP should have an appearance,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

It is why they are wondering what kind of political solution wants to propose and I think the debate will be how we can get out of Afghanistan without any kind of defeat."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29