They grew up as Americans and pledge allegiance to our flag, and yet they live every day with the threat of deportation.

VOA: special.2011.02.03

"We pledge not to hold major conventions,conferences or other special events involving significant travel to Arizona from out of state."

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

In his speech in Atlanta, Georgia to the Disabled Veterans of America, Mr.Obama said the United States is on schedule to fulfill a pledge to transfer security responsibilities to Iraqi forces.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Recently,Japan announced it would provide $5 billion over five years in additional aid to Afghanistan, and would move swiftly to fulfill an existing pledge of $1 billion in economic assistance to Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Only hours after Mr.Karzai's victory in the tainted election, President Obama welcomed the Afghan leader's pledge to eradicate corruption, but frankly warned the proof of those efforts will be not in words,but in deeds.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Family and friends of jailed U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi are saying they are relieved she has decided to put an end to her two-week old hunger strike, in the aftermath of an Iranian pledge to hear her appeal next week.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

Clinton said the United States will "stand by all Iraqis, at this crucial time leading up to national elections, and we pledge to join them in working together to combat all forms of violence and attempts at intimidation."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"With this blockade against building materials, it seems hard to see how America's pledge of $10 million is going to make any difference unless, because of the close relationship between America and Israel, there's some kind of agreement that this $10 million for UNRWA schools in Gaza will go through."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

And today were announcing a commitment over this next decade, which we think of as a decade of vaccines having incredible impact were announcing well spend over $10 billion on vaccines, Despite the amount of the foundations pledge, Gates says its not enough to develop all the vaccines needed in the developing world.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

The CBO projection is $7 trillion. The difference between the two estimates lies primarily in the fact that the CBO assumes the expiration of Bush administration-era tax cuts, while the White House is assuming that President Barack Obama will honor his pledge against allowing taxes to rise on families earning less than $250,000 a year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25