The position of Secretary of State went to James Blaine, who had refused his party's requests to run for president.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Now students have had an experience of working with you and having an experience of what it means to go to adult and be taken seriously. And that's what some of the students at your party were saying is that with Vice President Dickerson, if you go there, you feel heard.

现在学生们有了和您工作的经历,也体验到了成为成年人的意义,他们受到了认真的对待，就像,一些学生在您办的聚会上说的,你会觉得Dickerson副校长在倾听你。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But a vote in Congress this week showed weakening support for President Obama's war policy among members of his own party.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

The departing government, led by the Pakistan People's Party of President Asif Ali Zardari, is now negotiating with the opposition to select a caretaker prime minister.

WSJ: Pakistan Government Ends 5-Year Term

Earlier this month, the government led by the Pakistan People's Party of President Asif Ali Zardari stepped down following a full term, paving the way for general elections scheduled for May.

WSJ: Former President Pervez Musharraf Returns to Pakistan

Historically, this has been bad news for the president's party, especially in a second term, when a president who's falling in the polls tends to drag his party down with him.

NPR: What Would It Take To Flip the House?