Because in the end, that is how Joe and I measure progress.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

"It does not really matter because in the best case scenario we have today,we will still have a moderate virus that is projected to cause several million deaths extra deaths than the usual influenza annual mortality, which means that even in the best-case scenario, we do have an emergency on our hand,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The vote was delayed in part because of the death of longtime Senator Robert Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Hitler could not strengthen his forces in North Africa and Italy, because Germany also was fighting hard in the Soviet Union.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

It was free because Congress -- in the Missouri Compromise of Eighteen Twenty -- made slavery illegal in that area.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

"The reason they get so much money is because people love sports in the United States and elsewhere.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

People infected with the virus walk in a bent-over position because of the severe pain in the joints.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

Paul thought the violets,roses, and lilies of the valley looked even more lovely because they were blooming in the middle of winter.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

For example, a newspaper might comment that a bill that was not popular passed in Congress because the supporters bulldozed the opposition.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

American investors and bankers were afraid their money would drop in value because of the use of silver.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

(THE WHO - "SUMMERTIME BLUES") The Lovin' Spoonful was a band that did not love summers in the city because of the heat.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

They cannot harm themselves because the amount of painkiller in the pump is carefully measured and limited.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the financial crisis developed in part because the existing system let some companies "shop for the weakest regulator."

VOA: special.2009.06.19

They did not build permanent structures to live in because they followed the movement of the animals.

VOA: special.2010.07.05