The G.P.Griffith was traveling from Buffalo,New York to Chicago with about three hundred men, women and children.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

A list of American colleges and universities that offer financial aid to foreign students can be found at edupass.org -- e-d-u-p-a-s-s dot o-r-g.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Greece's debt could reach one hundred twenty percent of its G.D.P.this year.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

that produce ninety-five percent of the G.D.P.in the world."

VOA: special.2009.10.02

G.D.P.is the widest measure of economic activity.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

Among those P&G brands are products many American consumers use everyday, like toothpaste,deodorant, disposable baby diapers, laundry detergent and potato chips.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

P&G's Sam Minardi says the company will continue to pursue its partnership with the U.S.Olympic Committee through the 2012 London Summer Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

She told VOA it is a wonderful initiative. "The 'Thanks Mom' program with P&G is incredible.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

P&G Brand Manager Sam Minardi told VOA the company wanted to create an inviting environment for TEAM USA Olympians and their families and friends.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

Besides sponsoring the Family Home in Vancouver, P&G decided to take an extra step, launching a campaign to provide special monetary support for mothers of U.S.athletes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

She told VOA she is extremely grateful for the P&G "Thanks Mom" program.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

Dixie Baver said she, her Olympian daughter and other family members have spent quality time at the P&G Family Home in Vancouver, enjoying complimentary meals and even watching other Olympic events on television together.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

Proctor and Gamble signed on as a U.S.Olympic Team sponsor last September, but it was only last month that the U.S.-based company announced it would sponsor a P&G Family Home at the Vancouver Olympics for TEAM USA.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

It is called "Thanks Mom." While many Team USA sponsors celebrate achievements of individual Olympians, P&G also wanted to acknowledge those who made it possible the mothers who supported their child's dream to make The U.S.Olympic Team.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20