With the U.S.unemployment rate at 9.7 percent, the president said he hopes Congress will soon approve incentives for small businesses to add workers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Although employers continue to cut jobs amid a fledgling economic recovery, the U.S.unemployment rate for January dipped below 10 percent to 9.7 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Pittsburgh had finished the regular season with the second best record in the AFC at 12-4 while the Cardinals squeaked into the post-season from the NFC at 9-7.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Without the stimulus, Viard admits unemployment would be higher than the current 9.7 percent, but he says the massive cash infusion into infrastructure projects has created fewer than a million jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Yargeris Savigne of Cuba came out on top in the triple jump with a leap of 14.95 meters, while Spain's Marta Domnguez took the gold medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, with a world leading time of 9 minutes,7.32 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

"When unemployment is 9.7 percent, when we are still digging ourselves out of an extraordinary recession, people are going to be frustrated, and they are going to be looking to the party in power to try to fix it.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06