He loved to learn.He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

He later became a representative in the Territorial Government and worked to have Arizona admitted as a state.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

"A sign of progress that I relish, not just as a father who wants limitless possibilities for my daughters, but as an American proud that our Supreme Court will be a little more inclusive, a little more representative, more reflective of us as a people than ever before."

VOA: special.2010.08.20

On Saturday, Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri was spat on by an angry protester as he approached the Capitol.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

But a representative for Nonviolence International, Fred Lubang,says arming volunteers shows the government's weakness as it tries to end the violence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Local media are quoting a representative for the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan as taking responsibility for the bombing.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

such as Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, kept up their criticism, accusing President Obama of fiscal irresponsibility and asserting that his plans will greatly increase deficit spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Fiorina,who has positioned herself as a conservative, faces a former U.S.representative, moderate Tom Campbell, and conservative Chuck DeVore in a Republican contest that has highlighted conservative issues.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

But they did not take part in the recount because the court refused to allow each of them to send a political representative as well as a bailiff to observe the process.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

The fact that the Obama administration is giving a great deal of attention to Afghanistan is seen as a major positive according to Zoran Milovic, the Kabul-based representative of the Asia Foundation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

A representative who co-sponsored the measure described body scans as a "virtual strip search" that the American public should not be subjected to, and suggested using explosives-sniffing dogs as a less-invasive method of detection.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

On Afghanistan and Pakistan, he also felt very strongly that it was very important to deal with as a regional diplomatic issue and has named Ambassador Holbrook as his representative in order to deal with issues there."

VOA: standard.2009.04.24