His first years in the United States were difficult, like those of most immigrants at that time.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Some polling stations stayed open late Friday on the first day of the balloting because voters were still in line at closing time.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

President Obama's first State of the Union address came at a time when his Democratic Party is still reeling from a stinging defeat last week for a U.S.Senate seat in the heavily Democratic state, Massachusetts.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"You will not be forgotten as long as I am in this White House," (Applause) The gathering at the Interior Department in Washington is the first time in 15 years that a president has met with leaders of the American Indian tribes.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

and went on to sell more than 100,000 copies of the song at a time when there were only about That song is regarded as the first-ever country music hit, and Loudon Wainwright performs it under the title "The Deal" on his Grammy-nominated CD.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24