What we're trying to do here is to change the system in the United States from one that is based on the time that is spent in the seat to one that is based on your actual accomplishments."

VOA: special.2010.02.25

"What we do need is Afghan governance of a kind that is credible in the eyes of its own people.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

What are the consequence in countries, or for countries rather, when we do not have enough to go round,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"Memorial should not dictate to us what we do in our own time, off the time clock."

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

"But the amount of damage and destabilization in the country that we are starting to see - this is what the Americans do not understand."

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

What we will have to do is, we and our international partners, work with the Afghan government in building legitimacy and in helping them tackle the problem of corruption."

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"We need to think before we make statements in public that might be misunderstood to be encouraging the opposite of what we are trying to do to build our new nation."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"What we've got to do is to make sure that in the year 2041 that we are not stupid enough as a world to go to Antarctica, which is not owned by anybody, and exploit it for fossil fuels."

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"We have 10 percent that we have to work on, and we can do that." In his speech, Mr.Obama is expected to campaign for what is called the public option a government-run health insurance plan which would compete with private insurers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

so what do we expect? So we kept putting ourselves in audience seats for me the mental and emotional aspects and development of Tony were, to me,a lot more it's strange to say 'personal,' because it is not necessarily relating to my life;

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

That is who we are. That is what we do." Mr.Obama honored the 78 West Point graduates who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he again said the U.S.is poised to end its combat mission in Iraq in the next few months.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

He says the Obama administration's "It's a presumption that these are obstacles to cooperation, which in fact I think China has enough of their own interests and equities in for example the economic situation to cooperate irrespective of what we do on some of these other issues,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"And we will have to take action in London to make sure that the banking system is reformed, to ensure ourselves that our financial institutions can come to the aid of the poorest countries, and to make sure that we do what is necessary to ensure that there is strong growth and recovery - and particularly jobs in the world economy as a result of the actions that we take,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

He says finding that out will be crucial. "Whether this was an act of terrorism conducted by al-Qaida central or that of a lone wolf acting independently, we will have to wait and see for the investigation and what comes out of that, but we do know that al-Qaida and their affiliates have a crazed obsession in targeting the aviation industry,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.27