In the words of poet Walt Whitman: "It is for the interest of mankind that America's power and territory should be extended -- the farther,the better."

VOA: special.2009.02.19

When a baby's head is stuck in the birth canal for an extended period of time, it cuts off the blood supply to the woman's surrounding organs.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

But it was not enough. By November, the government had extended a total of about 150 billion dollars in aid to A.I.G - the most to any single company during the crisis.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Parliament's tenure was extended by a year after it missed the May 2010 deadline for writing the constitution.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

On Wednesday,North Korea extended a rare apology to the South for a flood it unleashed last month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Uranium enrichment is the process used to make fuel for nuclear power plants, but when extended it can also produce fissile material for an atomic bomb.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

It will be their first extended meeting since Mr.Obama took office.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

It was their first extended face-to-face meeting.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

It's a collection of 100 photographs, featuring an extended forward by Peruviuan writer Marie Arana, who shares her own sense of awe at the place.Like her narrative, Torrey's finely-detailed photographs convey some of the indescribable energy surrounding this mysterious site.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15