Palestinian leaders have previously described similar prisoner releases as public relations moves.

Republican Congressional leaders described the plan as a welcome and important first step.

The former East German leader described the country he led for 18 years as "an experiment that failed."

Legislative leaders describe the Russo bill as a long shot.

Legislative leaders have repeatedly described the bond act as one of the last major issues holding up a new state budget.

Democratic leaders in Washington have recently described his seat as imperiled.

Last year he gave $250,000 to the party for what leaders described as "party-building activities," which included a phone drive to recruit members.

Astonishingly, Republican leaders have been describing such workers as people who "don't pay any taxes."

It's hard to remember the last time a major leader described Iran in quite those terms.

Some especially prominent leaders described such talk as wrong and counterproductive.