"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 office at U.S.C.also assists family members who come to the United States with international students.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

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

U.S and Pakistani officials are interrogating the detainees who are said to be in their 20s and come from northern Virginia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

(Speaking) Travelers facing even greater scrutiny come from, or have passed through, the 14 nations that the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

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

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Slim,whose real name is Bill Homans, has come a long way from his job as a heavy equipment operator for the U.S.Army during the Vietnam War.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

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

U.S.support for Moscow's joining the WTO has come with conditions in the past.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Defense Secretary Robert Gates painted a mostly upbeat picture of the situation in Iraq, indicating that it was possible that more U.S.troops could come home sooner than anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

His comments come one day after U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world will not wait forever for Iran to meet its international obligations on nuclear issues.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

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

Candace Rondeaux says it is not at all clear that he can come through on his promises, and that could have a future impact on U.S.and allied military operations.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

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

Efforts to strengthen math and science education come at a time when 15-year-old U.S.students rank 25th in math literacy and 30th in science literacy -- among the 57 countries participating in the Program for International Student Assessment.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

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