He said: "If my men starve in the streets of Washington, the smell of their bodies will force Congress to act."

VOA: special.2010.06.24

"The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for Americans who have insurance, quality affordable options for those who don't and bring down the cost of health care for families, business and our government while strengthening the financial health of Medicare."

VOA: special.2009.11.13

North Korea says attempts to shoot down its rocket will be an act of war, and that any additional U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

They are markers of our history." The Roman Catholic Church believes that its new green option will become increasingly popular, as its parishioners weigh up the benefits of the ultimate act of recycling.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

which is featured on his new album Nobody Left to Crown,Meanwhile, in a role he seems to relish, Havens will continue to act as a benign, bearded ambassador for the Woodstock state of mind.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

"So that the perpetrators of this act will be taken to court and that the process of the law must take its place and those who have committed this terrible act must face the law and face the punishment that they deserve."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

In Kenya,Human Rights Watch says, people are losing faith that the power-sharing government of President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will act against powerful politicians and business leaders accused of supporting and inciting ethnic violence in the aftermath of the disputed presidential elections in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

He says finding that out will be crucial. "Whether this was an act of terrorism conducted by al-Qaida central or that of a lone wolf acting independently, we will have to wait and see for the investigation and what comes out of that, but we do know that al-Qaida and their affiliates have a crazed obsession in targeting the aviation industry,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.27