Lincoln had said he opposed the decision, because it did not permit Negroes to enjoy the rights of citizenship.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Also,it did not create ways to protect China and the islands in the South Pacific Ocean from Japanese expansion.

VOA: special.2010.12.16

Amazon explained that it did not have the rights to the books, so it erased them and returned the people's money.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

The Taos Pueblo you see today looks almost as it did to the Spanish when they arrived almost five centuries ago.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

Verizon said it did not accept programs on issues like abortion or war, but it quickly changed its decision.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

Clay answered that no power on earth could force him to vote to establish slavery where it did not exist.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

It did not take long for Jones to make his mark on his new team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

But recently, civil liberties groups had threatened to take the county to court if it did not remove them.

VOA: special.2011.03.17

It did not cost much to build. And it did not look like a traditional house in America.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

Guides explain that it did not result from the action of water and streams like other limestone caves.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

He says the class action failed because it did not target a single action or policy by Wal-Mart.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

It did not have enough soldiers to stop any real attempt by Confederate forces to seize the city.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

It did not free all of the slaves in the United States, only those held by the rebels.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

It did say,however, that any state wishing to return to the Union could do so without losing any of its constitutional rights.

VOA: special.2009.12.10