An increasing number of white Americans, however,saw slavery as an economic issue.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

To address this issue, the International Rice Research Institute,or IRRI, is working towards developing varieties of white rice whose starch is released slowly.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged congressional concerns and said President Obama will speak to the issue in a major national security address Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

At the White House, spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged the congressional concerns, and said President Obama would address the detainee issue in a speech on Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20