Most anti-slavery men did not vote, because their names had been kept off the voting lists by pro-slavery officials.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Now,as in those far-off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

"We start off by asking them to complete a national three-hour long educational program.

VOA: special.2011.07.29

followed by an "off-crop" the next year.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Ghana earned a berth in this year's Under-20 World Cup final by seeing off Hungary in the semi-final round Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

By 2012,they hope to set up a network of pick-up and drop-off locations for rented bicycles throughout New York City.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Two voters in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, where there is a significant Taliban presence, had their ink-stained fingers chopped off by insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

The F-35 will be used by the U.S.Air Force and also by the Navy to fly off of aircraft carriers.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

An act of Congress requires a cut-off of most U.S.aid to countries where elected governments are unseated by the military.

VOA: standard.2009.07.01

While the health care bill has cleared Congress, the Senate must still sign-off on a series of changes approved by the House.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

(MUSCI) The Cheongdo bullfighting festival attracts country and city dwellers alike - not by pitting bull against man, but by squaring off bull against bull.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

Israel is alarmed by Iran's recent test firing of its longest-range missile and previous threats by its president to wipe the Jewish state "off the map."

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

And always on display, throughout the years, the clothes - the parade of flamboyant costumes set off by the austere attire of his striking female bodyguards.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Ghana was forced to fight short-handed after seeing defender Daniel Addo sent off by the Belgian referee following what seemed like an innocuous tackle in the first half.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

Justin Beiber,15, is the lead-off soloist, followed by 35 back-to-back solos, ranging from Josh Groban, Miley Cyrus,Snoop Dogg and Fergie, to Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Jennifer Hudson and Celine Dion.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

In an off-year election seen by some political pundits as a measure of support for President Barak Obama's popularity after his first year in office, the opposition Republicans have picked up the state house in two formerly Democratic states.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03