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The Egyptian government is moving to defend its decision to arrest the head of the Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptian interim government spokesperson Ahmad el-Moslemany is denying suggestions the arrest of Mohammed Badie is politically motivated. I emphasi
By Scott Stearns White House 14 July 2007 President Bush talks to reporters during press conference, 12 Jul 2007 President Bush says it is too soon to judge the success of his decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Scott
Argentina has successfully defended its Olympic football (soccer) gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Saturday's match in Beijing's and has a report. Nearly 90,000 fans filled the National Stadium on a d
By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of
A handshake at last weekend's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago is continuing to stir controversy in Washington. Critics say President Barack Obama made a big mistake in greeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. President Barack Obama,
U.S. President George Bush defended his record in office and wished his successor well as he went before reporters for a farewell news conference. President Bush talks to reporters during White House press conference, 12 Jan 2009 At times nostalgic,
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits before testifying in front of a state-appointed inquiry commission into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, in Jerusalem, 9 Aug 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified before
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Guns and gun safety are very much in the news again this week. This morning, the Justice Department moved forward with a process to ban bump stocks. That's the accessory that enables guns to fire like automatic weapons. Yesterday
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 October 2007 Lawmakers have sharply questioned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about allegations that the State Department withheld information of corruption in Iraq, and steps by the government of Prime Minister N
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defended the land policies of his government which have been blamed for devastating the country's agricultural sector. Addressing delegates at a U.N. summit on world foo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 February 2008 A U.S. delegation has vigorously defended the U.S. record on efforts to combat racial discrimination before the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The committee has just completed a two
By Sean Maroney Washington 14 October 2007 The chairman of the American security company Blackwater USA is defending his company's guards, who are under investigation over a September shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed. VOA's Sean Maron
In appearances before Congress on Tuesday, Obama administration officials have defended the president's budget and economic recovery plans. Testimony by President Barack Obama's Budget Director, Peter Orszag, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 14 March 2007 President Bush has spoken out on an issue that has made headlines in Washington and created tensions between Congress and the White House. The controversy surrounds a decision by the Justice Department t
By Scott Stearns Washington 16 August 2007 The Bush administration continues to defend the war in Iraq ahead of a report to Congress next month on progress there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that, two days after truck bombings
By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, Ilinois 14 May 2008 When U.S. President George W. Bush travels to the Middle East this week, he plans to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to restart peace negotiations. One group he will not meet with
By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 December 2007 Human rights groups in the West are protesting disciplinary proceedings against a Saudi lawyer defending a gang-rape victim who was sentenced to 200 lashes. The hearing against the lawyer was adjourned W
Washington 12 November 2007 Venezuelan officials are blasting Spain's king after the monarch told President Hugo Chavez to shut up at the close of the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the verbal
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown staunchly defended his government's Afghanistan policy and said troops would stay until Afghan forces can go it alone to defend the country. The prime minister's comments come amid rising casualties among British
By Tom Rivers London 10 November 2009 Britain's PM Gordon Brown during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, 10 Nov 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the costly, lengthy fight in Afghanistan must go on, but he says