4 years later, at Jackson's request, the Democrats chose Van Buren to be their presidential candidate.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

"In the last two days alone, we have seized $3.4 million in U.S.currency and nearly as well as other narcotics,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

A new Jerusalem Post poll shows that only 4 percent of Israeli Jews see U.S.President Barack Obama's policies as pro-Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

The first Merlefest,held in 1988, attracted just 4,000 fans who gathered to watch Merle's friends jamming on a few flatbed trucks.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The Labor Department announced on Friday that the nation's unemployment dipped from 9.5 percent in June to 9.4 percent in July.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

He said the country's 4,300 clinics and hospitals are ready to provide HIV testing and counseling to all.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

The Institute for Supply Management's service index registered 46.4 percent in July, down from 47 percent in June.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

On the positive side, the Commerce Department reports U.S.factory orders rose 0.4 percent in June, beating analysts' expectations.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

"There's as many as 4,100 adult silver carp per mile here on the middle Illinois River."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The Gadhafi affair follows concessions by Switzerland's biggest bank,UBS, to turn over data on 4,500 wealthy American clients suspected of tax evasion to U.S.authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

But at what cost? A year after the president took office,unemployment has reached double digits and the nation's deficit hit a record $1.4 trillion.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

"We have 33 company members. We're from different schools but we just meet on Saturdays from 4:30 to 6:30, it's an after school activity,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

"You know, special sections and things so every 3,4,or 5 years you can do something new and exciting and that's every appealing to me.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The European Union predicts the German economy, Europe's largest, is likely to contract by 5.4 percent this year, a larger decline than the EU average.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04