U.N.High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres hailed the document, noting that Africa, which has roughly half the world's displaced people, is the first region to agree on rules for protecting them.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Is it little wonder that job growth is lagging in our economy?" The president says he is not surprised that Americans are angry that the jobless rate remains high, and that this has hurt his approval rating, which stands at about 50 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06