But like many people of the day, it was a practice to snip out little mementos of events, and this particular coat suffered that same fate, in that Alfonso Don would clip pieces away from the coat and give it to people who came to visit and to see the coat.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Despite the uncertainty about the fate of the detainees, Gibbs says the president is committed, above all, to Americans' safety.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

The results of the November Congressional elections,and the fate of Mr.Obama's presidency, may once again hinge on his powers of persuasion.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

For now the McAnespy's can only wait, their fate adrift with the tide, the wind,the course of the spill.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Kyrgyz government officials say they will discuss the fate of the facility, which has an annual lease, at an appropriate time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

The fate of the fourth, Alan McMenemy,is as yet unconfirmed, but British authorities believe he too was killed.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

And,if he tries,the tape says "his fate will be feared" to be like that of the assassinated President John Kennedy and his brother,Robert.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

The fate of the second French hostage, who was being held by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked militant group allied with Hisbul Islam, is not immediately clear.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

"The fate of Nkunda therefore has both legal and political connotations, both for the justice system and for the political questions posed in eastern Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Afghanistan's fate looks increasingly unclear despite the presence of about that are fighting the Taliban.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

"I think in Japan there was a collective identity as a society where everyone is middle class, everybody shares the same fate, there are not huge, wide disparities of income.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

She says the exhumations will continue, since they are the best way to bring closure to families who have been in doubt for decades about the fate of their family members.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

At the scene of the dig south of the capital, Elena and the other family members present were resolute in their determination to find clues as to the fate of their family members.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

(Recording) He says parliament could come up with an electoral law within a few months, but out of principle, the people should decide the fate of the law and express their views about the upcoming election.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26