When you're teenagers, you don't quite know what to write on there. Little Os and Xs for kisses and things like that.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

They wish he would spend more time on the economy. They don't like the health care bill."

VOA: special.2010.01.23

You know, it's like three dollars for something that's, I don't know, in my mind pretty luxurious."

VOA: special.2010.04.12

And it's like you don't give friends or family gifts, you give your boyfriend or your girlfriend.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

"I don't remember any one in particular. I mean,they're pretty much the same, like we'll just celebrate, exchange cards, may go out to dinner.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

But then if it's like during the summer and I'm really bored, I don't have anything else to do, then it might be a little longer."

VOA: special.2009.09.14

Some of Miss Simone's versions also became popular, like this song, "Don't Explain."

VOA: special.2009.10.04

"If you don't like it, then change the channel." she said.

VOA: special.2010.08.06

I do whisper the description to him sometimes, though you can see people around don't understand and they're watching us like 'What the ...?'" "'Tell that woman to shut up!'

VOA: special.2010.03.01

"Well,they're easy to eat, they're like bite-size portions which is better than cake or ice cream, so you don't feel like you get as many calories if you eat just one.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

"How does he know what they want?" "Well he lives in the North Pole, I don't know if there's like a speaker or anything, for them to hear what children want."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

"Vaccination,which we tend to take for granted in countries like the United States or in Western Europe, in fact a lot of us don't even know which diseases we've been vaccinated against.

VOA: special.2010.03.29

Or whether they have just had enough and they don't like the restrictions, and they don't like the cyber attacks, and they're going to move out so as to preserve their name and brand."

VOA: special.2010.01.15

It's like Santa Claus was sitting behind that counter. They just -- I don't care if it's a ninety year old man or a two year old child or a thirty year old, you know,woman or man.

VOA: special.2010.04.12