Earlier this week, he used a law called the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to target three Mexican drug organizations.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

So, I said to myself, it would be a simple, harmless act to help him, as much as I could.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

The government could also use violations of other federal laws such as the Clean Water Act to collect money for the spill.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Presidents can declare national monuments, but Congress must act to establish a national park.

VOA: special.2011.04.11

He took his act to many places in New York State.

VOA: special.2010.12.19

He permitted the act to end.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

But she says the United States is ready to devote the time to build understanding and act to bring justice to all.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Lebanon accused Israel of aggression and said the army would act to defend the nation's sovereign borders.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"Markets are asking Europeans to work better together and to act together in a coordinated manner.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"But then,at the top of the pyramid, you have a small-but-growing group of entrepreneurs in China who see that greening their business is not just a legal requirement, nor a responsible act to do.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Like the House version,the Senate measure would amend the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act to allow the president to sanction foreign companies involved in enabling the shipment of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran, or helping to maintain its existing refining capacity.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

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

But they also made it clear that they are willing to act alone, if necessary, to pass a health care bill.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

"As the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

VOA: special.2009.04.11