the first release from Ben Harper's new CD, "White Lies for Dark Times.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

It was the debut single from his latest album,Defying Gravity, which became his first release to top the Billboard 200.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

It's also the group's first release with lead vocalist Cody Collins, who replaced Richie McDonald in 2007.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

After his release, the first person Mandela asked to see during his visit to the United States was Arthur Ashe.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

The committee report was the first of three planned to deal with the release of the C.R.U.'s private e-mails on the Internet.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

It was his first album release. The album included everything from hip-hop, to rock,to pop to electronica.

VOA: special.2010.09.03

All became hits. This made Justin Bieber the only artist in the history of Billboard magazine to have four singles from his first album among the most popular songs before the albums release.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

According to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the dropping of that appeal had nothing to do with Megrahi's release.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The release of this new strategy coincides with the first international World Pneumonia Day.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

DeShazo also believes the appearance was timed to coincide with Cuba's release of the first of 52 political prisoners it has promised to set free in the coming months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

IRRI researcher Melissa Fitzgerald says finding the genes which control starch release is just the first step toward creating a grain that people will accept as part of their diet.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

The father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is not optimistic about his son's release, despite a videotape published on Friday showing for the first time that he is alive and well.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03