And they discuss his influence in the Supreme Court ruling in the case of a slave from Missouri named Dred Scott.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Yet his influence lives on. While teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, he trained many future builders.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

He had even used his influence to help one member of the court to decide.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

He also became managing editor, which expanded his influence over the program.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

NATO commanders plan to reduce his influence as the chairman of the provincial council by making the local government more effective.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

French President Nicholas Sarkozy urged Mr.Assad, during a conference in France last July, to use his influence to help resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Kevin's mother thinks the robot has had a calming influence, helping her son get along better with his friends.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

Yet his theories about life on Mars may have had more lasting influence on many writers of imaginary stories.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

You can hear the influence of these experiences in his music,a mix of folk,blues, rock and fusion.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Yet his greatest influence may have come from popularizing a song that he himself did not write.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

Doctor Spock considered his mother,Mildred Spock, to be the major influence on his personal and professional life.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

This week on our program we explore his life and the continuing influence of his work.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

There,he saw the ancient Greek and Roman ruins that also would influence his works.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

But no one disputes his great influence on the science of mental health.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Some historians think the death of his eleven-year-old son Willie had an influence.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Then,in Zaire, he quickly used his connections and influence with the government.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Ugandans mourned his death. He was an important influence in the community.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

His artistic influence and unusual personality redefined the modern art world.

VOA: special.2010.09.05

His five children helped influence his ideas for the record.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

His painting had a huge influence on later European art.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

And it tells about his lasting influence.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

But his professional background was another influence.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Arthur Conan Doyle,creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about Poe's influence on other crime writers: "Each may find some little development of his own, but his main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin,so wonderful in their masterful force, their reticence,their quick dramatic point."

VOA: special.2009.02.02

On several occasions he has used his significant influence to ease tensions or call on political adversaries to end their dispute.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21