California's finances have become so bad, this month the state began to buy goods and services with promises to pay later.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

They did so at the G-Twenty meeting in London earlier this month.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

And people who are giving have endured this very difficult 12 month period and so giving is down,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

Civil society groups made the call Friday for consultations with regional governments so more social and economic issues can be addressed when ASEAN leaders meet in Thailand later this month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

So far this month, U.S.officials have sent around to other Mexican border cities with the hope that many of them will not work their way back to Juarez and become part of the city's criminal underground.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"They have gone through the past month or so of very hard effort to reach the point where they can begin to consolidate and control ground that they have won so, by no means this is over yet.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

He is also lead author of the paper, Fast Profits: Investor Sentiment and Stock Returns During Ramadan. Reporter Cecily Hilleary asked him to explain the so-called Ramadan Effect. During the Holy Month, we find that on average, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominantly Muslim countries than during other times of the year.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05