I'm Shirley Griffith. Listen again next week to the second part of the story of the Mercury program that took the first American astronauts into space.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

"I assumed the same thing had happened and on that basis I supported reluctantly the second Iraq war."

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Second, there was a part of him, and I didn't knowhow dominant that part might be, (HORN HONKS TWICE) That thirsted for my blood.

VOA: standard.other

"I do not accept a United States of America that is second place."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

"The first reaction is to be sympathetic,like,'Oh,wow, these are really sad stories and I feel bad.' And then,the second thing that happens is you look up the crime and you are horrified,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Silvia expects the situation to improve soon. "I would suspect that the jobs numbers would turn positive by the second quarter of this year, so probably another two or three months out we'll get some positive jobs numbers."

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

"And I think that many Israelis are saying, 'Well wait a second, where is the friendly U.S.administration that Democratic and Republican administrations have been known to be?'" President Obama's supporters say he is trying to take a more "even-handed" approach to the Middle East conflict than his predecessors.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29