Opponents of the Sherman Anti-Trust Bill said its purpose was not to destroy trusts, but to make the public believe that trusts would be destroyed.
VOA: special.2010.06.03
The compromise bill said the government could issue limited amounts of silver money.
VOA: special.2010.06.17
This time,Bill said,"varmint."
VOA: special.2009.11.28
Former president Bill Clinton said it was as if somehow school boards "could legislate differences in algebra or math or reading."
VOA: special.2010.07.22
A huge cowboy,nine feet tall, took one look at Bill and said in a shaky voice, "I was the boss.
VOA: special.2009.11.28
But the president did not agree. He said this 2nd bill would also be vetoed unless changes were made in it.
VOA: special.2009.01.29
Douglas said the bill would give people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories the right to decide if slavery would be permitted.
VOA: special.2009.04.23
The new Kansas-Nebraska bill, he said, simply recognized the fact that the Missouri compromise was dead.
VOA: special.2009.04.23
The bill also said it was illegal for politicians to ask government employees for campaign money.
VOA: special.2010.04.29
Supporters in higher education said the final bill did not go far enough.
VOA: special.2010.04.15
In a letter to Congressman McKinley, Blaine said the bill would anger the farmers by adding as much as eight percent to the price of shoes for their children.
VOA: special.2010.06.03
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"It's all the money we've got." "The regular price of a divorce in this Court," said the Justice, "is five dollars." He put the bill into the pocket of his coat as if money meant little to him.
VOA: special.2009.11.14
Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich had opposed the bill because he said it did not go far enough.
VOA: standard.2010.03.18
He said the current bill corrects previous policies that focused too heavily on military aid to Pakistan.
VOA: standard.2009.05.12
He said special deals were struck with some Democratic Senators to get them to support the bill.
VOA: standard.2009.12.27
President Obama has said he hopes to have a health care bill on his desk before his State of the Union Address in January.
VOA: standard.2009.11.23
He said billions of dollars from the economic stimulus bill he signed last month will go to encourage and support energy research and development.
VOA: standard.2009.03.23
Amid concerns voiced by Republicans about possible further delay, Congressman Berman said he intends to ensure the bill's progress to the House floor is not slowed.
VOA: standard.2009.10.28
Democratic leaders have said they are committed to bringing the Iran sanctions bill to a vote before the House completes its legislative work for the year.
VOA: standard.2009.10.28
Some Democrats who voted against the original House bill last December said they will support the president this time, while others who voted for it last year said they may vote "no" on Sunday.
VOA: standard.2010.03.19
President Obama has said the public health insurance plan would operate just like private plans and that any bill he signs will have to reduce costs and provide affordable choices to the uninsured.
VOA: standard.2009.09.05
Saying the Senate stands at a historic moment, Dodd took note of the fact that the final bill is not all that many Democrats hoped it would be, but said it is a foundation that will be improved upon.
VOA: standard.2009.12.24
That he restored my soul." After the documentary's premiere in Washington, Bill Campbell's wife,Domenica, said that Pax helps her husband in multiple ways - including when Sgt.Campbell struggles with the hyper-vigilance that is one of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
VOA: standard.2010.05.18
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