Included on her latest album So In Love is a three-song tribute to Cole Porter, as well as her jazzy interpretations of The Beatles' "Golden Slumbers" and the Willie Nelson classic,"Crazy."

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

She was also influenced by the wooded hills near her home as well as by local Native American burial hills.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

They included Bess' brother Alan as well as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Baldwin "Butch" Hawes, who became her husband.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

She became well-known after Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose her as his vice presidential running mate.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

The people in her photographs show themselves, but a great deal about them remains hidden as well.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

The planner helps the bride find a wedding dress as well as dresses for her bridesmaids.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

She wrote about the struggles and tragedies of her life as well as the successes.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

She says the earthquake has been personal for her as well.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

The medicine that destroyed the poison, destroyed her,as well.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

Manber and her colleagues wanted to find out if the technique could be used to ease depression during pregnancy as well.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

It calls for her immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of the more than 2,000 political prisoners in Burma.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

She studied and travelled with Sufi masters in Israel, Sri Lanka,Senegal and Gambia, as well as closer to home in Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in order to deepen her understanding of this particular form of Islam.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"Respect for human rights, the rule of law should be on the table, as well as promoting economic opportunities and growth, during her trip, because we think these are quite important aspects in providing the kind of conditions that are favorable to economic progress,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Those new conditions include Aung San Suu Kyi being able to receive necessary medical treatment, to have guests visit her with permission from authorities, and to have the right to view two Burmese television stations as well as read Burmese newspapers.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11