"This is ground zero for the nation." Democrats in the state Senate fled to the neighboring Midwestern state of Illinois.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

Maine,in the nation's northeast, is "The Pine Tree State" because it is covered in evergreen woods.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

Even though there is no state religion in America,there is a large, beautiful religious center in the nation's capital called the Washington National Cathedral.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

The state of Michigan is the nation's top producer of sour cherries.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

International law bars any nation or state from claiming lunar surfaces.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

"Unfortunately in this state that is not a nation, security is the only product which the state sells outside and inside."

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

The first ever state by state analysis of U.S.bioscience education found a wide disparity among the nation's schools.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Cigarette taxes are a vital revenue source for New York State, which has the highest-priced cigarettes in the nation - almost $15 a pack.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"The nation-state and the terrorist network. The spread of deadly technologies and of hateful ideologies.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"And,we ended up being involved in state-building and counter-narcotics and human rights and nation development, which actually took the focus away from the main priority."

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

President Obama told people in the nation's largest state, which has been hit especially hard by the economic crisis, that "there will be brighter days ahead."

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Standing beside each other in New Delhi the two called the chief minister an outstanding leader for the 75 million people of his state, as well as the nation.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

"For the very first time, a large-scale solar power plant, the largest of its kind in the entire nation, will deliver electricity produced by the sun to the citizens of the Sunshine State.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

And I think that will stand the test of time." State Department officials traveling with Secretary Clinton say she also discussed the Group of Eight leading industrialized nation's That money is in addition to emergency humanitarian programs, and is meant to fight hunger by enabling small farmers to produce more of their own food by improving productivity.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16