And that was how one of America's founding fathers,Benjamin Franklin, came into public life.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

"It's really cool to walk into public places, like a mall or something like that, and have people just go nuts,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

(SAYING) He says he hopes that an economic fact-finding committee looking into public finances will present an interim report to the government next week.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg says Republicans have had some success during the health care debate in tapping into public concerns about too much government involvement in health care.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

She spent her later years turning her home and art collection into a beautiful museum for the public to enjoy.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Prime Minister Cameron promised Friday that a judge will lead a full public inquiry into the case after police complete their investigation.

VOA: special.2011.07.09

And finding ways to help those voices,those songs, those stories, those craft traditions make it into the lives of a much broader public."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

The maps are available for the public to use,study or turn into art.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

(theme) (Obama Speaking) As the nation's 44th president, Barack Obama came into office eager to meet the public's demand for change.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

That displeased those who had pushed for a full public inquiry into the war, among them Nick Clegg, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

Tens of thousands of disgruntled workers spilled into Greek streets on Wednesday, registering their discontent with government austerity measures to control Greece's spiraling public deficit and debt.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Before his death in a Barcelona clinic two months ago, Omar Bongo's French bank accounts were frozen as part of an investigation into African leaders embezzling public funds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

from Tupelo and living shack, to when he was living in public housing and walked into Sun Studio and got his first recording gig and made rock and roll history."

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

The top U.S.envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan,Richard Holbrooke, was very public about his concerns regarding the possible influx of Islamic fighters into Pakistan during a visit to Islamabad last month.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

Public displeasure with Mr.Saakashvili spilled into the streets in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Scotland's most senior prosecutor Elish Angiolini maintains a court is the only appropriate forum for determining guilt or innocence and she says she deplores Megrahi's efforts to put his information out into the public domain via the Internet.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

"One example of what they have done is what they call a Congestion Management Program where everybody driving into central city pays a congestion fee and the idea there is to discourage people from driving, but take public transportation instead."

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

"Through our collaborative efforts, and year-long investigation, this public official pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana into the United States, while at the same time receiving more than $5 million in bribe payments."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11