What happened in New York a week ago has added to calls for new laws to deny gun and explosive purchases to suspected terrorists.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

But there were enough votes to reject his veto and pass the new laws.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

As proof,they pointed to new laws the southern legislatures passed.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

Legislators on Capitol Hill are also looking at new laws to deny gun and explosive purchases to suspected terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

The president's radio and Internet address follows his Thursday speech near Wall Street in New York, in which he argued for new laws to protect consumers and hold financial firms accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.04.24

The new governor promised to enforce the laws of the pro-slavery legislature -- but only those laws which were constitutional.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

He said the first great fact was that laws were not necessary to keep slavery out of California and New Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

In those days, when Riis was a fighting newspaper reporter, laws against child labor were something new.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

A new study has found the strongest evidence yet that smoke-free laws can reduce a major effect of tobacco smoking - heart disease.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

But he disagreed with those who wanted laws making slavery illegal in new territories.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

Here is "Loving You Is Easy" from her new album "Laws of Illusion."

VOA: special.2010.08.02

"You can have that test, but it can't be an exclusive test because of the nature of the patent laws which are to protect new and unknown inventions."

VOA: special.2010.07.16

What kind of laws would these new territories and states have?

VOA: special.2009.04.30

They opposed the compromise, because it might permit slavery in the New Mexico territory, and because it called for stronger laws on the return of slaves who had escaped to the North.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

The code's more than 1,100 new articles would have increased women's rights by reforming laws with regards to land ownership, inheritance,education, employment and marriage.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27