He says the United States has been somewhat of a leader in passing hate crimes legislation.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

"I'm pleased that the House has acted with the urgency necessary in passing this plan.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

But the economy was in ruins, falling faster with each passing day of the crisis that grew into the Great Depression.

VOA: special.2011.03.10

A new report this week from China showed that its economy became the world's 3rd largest in 2007, passing Germany.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

Workers stand outside stores, ringing a bell and collecting money in a red metal kettle from shoppers passing by.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

And they have college credit from passing Advanced Placement tests in high school.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The spirit of spring seemed to be passing in my room.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

President Obama is praising the Senate Finance Committee for passing a health care reform bill in the past week.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

Jackson's music streamed out of buildings, apartments and passing cars, and mourners set up memorials on streets and in city parks.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to rally liberal and moderate Democrats in Congress to support this final attempt at passing health care.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

In fact,Pinetop was too busy celebrating his latest release and planning his current tour to worry about the passing of another year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

In an affidavit,U.S.officials said Gwendolyn Myers described her contacts with Cuban agents, such as passing secrets by exchanging shopping carts at the supermarket.

VOA: standard.2009.06.06

He also praises Colombian President Avaro Uribe for lowering his country's coca production, resulting in less cocaine passing through Mexico into the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

"Traveling to Graceland during August on the anniversary of his passing or in January for his birthday is really just a tribute to the legacy,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

Losing that seat in the Senate has hurt their chances of passing sweeping health care reform and unleashed a wave of anxiety ahead of congressional elections this November.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

The Union of the Gabonese People candidate finished second to Omar Bongo in 1998 and 2005, and says Gabon can not accept power passing "dynastically" from father to son.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

The NATO move is in response to last year's spy scandal in Estonia in which one of that country's defense officials was jailed for passing alliance secrets to Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

According to an affidavit, Walter Myers told the FBI undercover agent that he was recruited after visiting Cuban officials in Havana in 1978, and later began passing information to intelligence agents, often in person.

VOA: standard.2009.06.06

However,Republicans and Democratic opponents said the resolution itself was biased, asserting that by passing it the House would be demonstrating it wants to cover up the truth about actions in Gaza by both Hamas and Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04