But the Republican governor angered some Democrats when he vetoed several additional spending items before he signed the budget.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

He warned about the deepening recession in a speech in Virginia on Thursday, less than 2 weeks before he takes office.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

He moved around very slowly as if every move he made was carefully thought about before he made it.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

And Smiley,before he thought,says, "Well,I'll risk my money she will not get well.'" And Smiley had a little small dog.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

My brother planned to have a glass of beer with his friends a quick one C before he went home.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

As president, it was not long before he got into trouble in the battles of politics and government.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

He also says that before he opened his store, he did a lot of research into how other medical marijuana businesses operate.

VOA: special.2010.10.11

Before he was president, Mister Hoover worked for many years to make the construction of the dam possible.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

If Drogba hopes to gain fame at the World Cup, he will have to fight injury before he faces a single defender.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

During his childhood, the future senator attended ten different schools in several cities before he started college.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Scott lived in these two places for almost four years before he was returned to Missouri.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

A few days earlier, expedition leader Edward Norton had reached a record height of eight thousand five hundred seventy-three meters before he turned back.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

Before he became a power hitter, he had been among the best pitchers of his time.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

On Friday,Mr.Gates gave his last policy speech before he retires as defense secretary on June thirtieth.

VOA: special.2011.06.11