They got Mexico to agree to recognize the independence of Texas, but only if Texas agreed not to join the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

"But," he went on, "there is no reason in the world why Negroes should not have all the natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

But they also wanted to be sure membership would not restrict American independence.

VOA: special.2010.11.18

She says if she had known this would happen, she would have told her husband not to side with the independence movement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Mr.Zuma did not attend the ceremonies. He was in Namibia to mark the 20th anniversary of Namibia's independence.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

"I will not be changing my own personal independence or my own approach to individual issues,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Mali's family code has not been changed since 1962, a year after independence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

So they had to come back. While independence has not yet brought prosperity, many in East Timor, like Elsa Expostu,who grows coffee in the rural highlands of the Aleiu district, say they are still better off today.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Administration officials say they are prepared to negotiate with Congress on final budget numbers, but will not abandon national goals Mr.Obama set forth during his presidential campaign last year: promoting energy independence, reforming America's health care system, and boosting educational opportunities.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22