The rebels began their guerilla campaign for a separate Tamil homeland in 1983, and at the height of their power they controlled vast swathes of territory.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

From the standpoint of politics for instance, if you want loyal people in a political campaign, do not pay them.

比如，从政治学的观点来看，如果你想在竞选中让手下对自己忠心，那就别给他们报酬。

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At the White House, a reorganization has begun, in part to prepare for Mr.Obama's re-election campaign in two thousand twelve.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

President Obama made a campaign promise to begin efforts for immigration reform in his first year in office.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

His campaign for president was also called a "Children's Crusade" because of the many young people involved.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

It was used for the first time in December in a polio immunization campaign in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

In high school, he won a local competition to design an advertisement for an anti-trash campaign.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Shepard Fairey is a street artist who has become very famous for his image of Barack Obama that became popular during the presidential campaign.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

It became a campaign song for Walter O'Brien, a Progressive Party candidate for mayor of Boston,Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

He started a campaign to get clean water for the state of New York.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

For a time,Bryan's campaign seemed to be succeeding.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

"Instead of collecting data today to plan for a campaign next year, changing from that to collecting data today to plan for what we do tomorrow, that is a pretty radical change."

VOA: special.2010.05.03

"The American people are very angry. And they do not like it and we are going to try to repeal this, and we are going to have a very spirited campaign coming up between now and November and there will be a very heavy price to pay for it."

VOA: special.2010.03.27

Campaign staffers for President Karzai say a second-round election is unavoidable and the only constitutional means to establisha new government.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Campaign committees for a number of presidential candidates have accused others of stuffing ballot boxes or throwing out votes.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

American singer Cyndi Lauper is a spokesperson for MAC's campaign to support people with HIV and AIDS.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

We must keep doing that campaign." The government launched a huge campaign in late April to test 15 million people for HIV by June 2011.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

Kinshasha last month suspended broadcasts by Radio France Internationale for developing what Information Minister Lambert Mende called a "systematic campaign to demoralize the armed forces."

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

Besides sponsoring the Family Home in Vancouver, P&G decided to take an extra step, launching a campaign to provide special monetary support for mothers of U.S.athletes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

It is for the future generations of this country." Waheed Omar,a spokesman for President Karzai's campaign, said they believe the election is the right of the Afghan people.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Zipporah Sein,general-secretary of the Karen National Union, fears the attacks are part of a new campaign of intimidation by the military ahead of national elections scheduled for later this year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Next month,the former Alaska governor heads to Arizona to campaign for her former running mate, Senator John McCain, who faces a challenge in the Republican primary from former Representative J.D.Hayworth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

The president took his campaign for health care reform to the headquarters of the American Association of Retired Persons, a powerful organization representing the interests of Americans over the age of 50.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

President Obama will be hitting the road frequently to campaign for his party's candidates in a number of states important to Democrat's hope of retaining control of the House and the U.S.Senate.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

The ruling by Ukraine's Central Election Commission to not investigate allegations of vote rigging is a setback for pro-Western Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign to challenge the results of the February 7 ballot.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

Mindful that political momentum appears to be slipping, President Obama has stepped up his efforts to win support for health care reform in recent weeks with a series of campaign style events around the country.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

If confirmed, the arrest of ETA's military chief is the latest in a series setbacks for the separatist group, which has waged a bloody campaign for an independent Basque state in parts of northern Spain and southwestern France.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

And the new president renewed that pledge at news conferences in London where he attended the G-20 summit Thursday and at a campaign-style town hall event in Strasbourg,France where he was preparing for the 60th anniversary NATO summit.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

American lives are on the line." Opposition Republicans see an opening in the administration's flawed handling of the failed attack, and appear eager to highlight the incident as a potential campaign issue for the November midterm congressional elections.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Michael Jackson's death led many of Pakistan's local television channels Friday morning, knocking the near constant coverage of the military campaign against Taliban militants off the top of the news lineup, if only for a few hours.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26