This is what it said: I,Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States and commander in chief of the Army and Navy, do hereby declare that on the first day of January, eighteen sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state then in rebellion against the United States, shall then become and be forever free.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

We are desperate to get this country through the recession and into recovery and that is what I intend to continue to do."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

This is what I am.

VOA: standard.other

"You know you can send all the envoys in the world, you can listen, you can encourage, but I understand all the priorities that he has tugging at him, but I think that that is what it is going to take."

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

What I do is I always know who I am writing for, I always know the ensemble or the soloist.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

I might say I touched all the bases if I did what is necessary to complete a job or activity.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

So I think this is a chance for them to know more about China, what China is really like.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

He is a leader in the sign-making industry - a real big gun,if you know what I mean.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

"No you can't. The gas company turned it off." "Now,what I'm telling you is for your own good.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

And what I mean by GPS is GPS for the masses, although global positioning systems have been around for quite a while."

VOA: special.2010.12.27

He said: "I put into words what is in their hearts and minds, but not in their mouths."

VOA: special.2010.08.12

"I think that what our recent survey showed is there's still a lot of work to be done.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

Taylor Swift said: "Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

What is her message to them? "I always advocate, don't get angry or upset about that,get creative.

VOA: special.2010.01.28