He claimed that living in Illinois and Wisconsin -- where slavery was illegal -- had made him a free man.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

In eighteen-twenty-three, at the age of eighteen, Smith claimed that an Angel told him of a golden book.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

Vallandigham claimed that Lincoln was using the war to become a dictator.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Farmers claimed that prices were too high, and they blamed the trusts.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

They claimed that Harrison could not read or write.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Earlier in the day a protest speaker at the demonstration camp claimed that soldiers had killed more than six demonstrators during the day's clashes.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

Mr.Ahmadinejad,who took a low profile in weeks of unrest following his alleged "landslide victory" in Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election, claimed that his reformist opponents are now in disarray.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

The gold seekers quickly learned that most of the valuable areas of land had already been claimed by others.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Both countries claimed land that bordered the British colony of Guiana on the northeast coast of South America.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

The Census Bureau says that in two thousand seven, thirty-six and a half million people in the United States claimed Irish ancestry.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

Each one hoped that the place he claimed panned out well - had some gold.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

The author notes that Alan Lomax apparently claimed composer credit on about eight hundred songs.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

She said that under no condition can it be claimed there was an organized policy that led to them.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

Taliban militants quickly claimed responsibility, saying 20 fighters mostly suicide bombers took part in the assault that began overnight.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

This is part of the Thai army's new weapon against an Islamic insurgency that has claimed more than 3,000 lives.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Senior police official Ghafoor Afridi tells VOA that the bomber bypassed multiple security checkpoints.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26