"I have lots of friends that came to U.S.C. That is the main reason I wanted to come.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

The U.S.treasury chief's comments come amid indications some European countries may work independently to regulate banks and financial markets.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

But the American deaths come as U.S.President Barack Obama considers whether to send more troops to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The U.S.Congress has given the Federal Communications Commission until February 17,2010 to come up with a plan to bring broadband Internet access to all Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

A conflict the U.S.fought and lost some 40 years ago has come back to haunt a young president, his advisors,his generals, and the country he governs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Senator Kerry said the time had come for a change in U.S.strategy toward Pakistan, with the aim of appealing to the hearts and minds of the Pakistani people.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

(Deborah Sigmund, founder of the advocacy group, Innocents at Risk,) says most of the victims of human trafficking come from economically depressed countries and are lured to the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

But the White House and the Congressional Budget Office say that America's national debt will continue to expand for years to come, even assuming that the U.S.economy will begin to recover at the end of this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Although many Democrats and some Republicans favor shutting down the detention center, which they argue has come to exemplify the extreme antiterrorism tactics that have hurt the U.S.image abroad, they oppose funding the closure before a plan is in place on what to do with the 240 detainees being held there.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20