"Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen is one of the most repeatedly praised books on this year's lists of favorites.

VOA: special.2010.12.31

These include the French Legion of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Two other reports will study the C.R.U.itself and explore possible violation of Britain's freedom of information laws.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

They felt it was God's will, and their duty,to spread American democracy and freedom across the continent.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

In two thousand,President Bill Clinton recognized Mister Galbraith's service by awarding him the Medal of Freedom.

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Historians say the first paper published by blacks in the United States was Freedom's Journal.

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Americans traditionally celebrate their nation's freedom with giant public parties and fireworks at night.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

He said the high court rejected Scott's claim of freedom for three reasons.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

CROWD: "Freedom!" But with that freedom comes unanswered questions about Egypt's political future.

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The plaque represents the statue's message of hope for people seeking freedom.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

But Montclin had an idea for securing his sister's freedom.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Cohabitation offers people a lot more flexibility and freedom, but that's the downside of it too, looking at it from a more relational -- and particularly from a child's -- perspective."

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"Basically it's a freedom of expression," she says.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

We look to the other side of the ocean to learn how a people which has known how to make itself free, knows how to preserve its freedom. " The assassination of Abraham Lincoln touched the imagination of America's writers.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

At a White House ceremony in 2007, Benjamin Hooks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"The Internet has a unique meaning for us." "It's the last line of defense for freedom of speech in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

In an address in August, president Ernest Bai Koroma reassured the commission of his government's commitment to enhancing freedom of the press.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

He also awarded the Medal of Freedom to Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female president and a former U.N.high commissioner for human rights.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12