The two sides agreed quickly on the issue of Cuban independence, and an American takeover of Puerto Rico and Guam.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

That way,there would be "two great American national festivals," she said, the other being Independence Day on the Fourth of July.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

The American Bar Association's Committee on Judicial Independence is working on guidelines for when judges should recuse themselves.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

On July fourth, seventeen seventy-six, colonists meeting in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, approved the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.

VOA: special.2011.07.08

On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, colonial leaders approved the final Declaration of Independence for the United States.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

"The court considers that general international law contains no applicable prohibition on declarations of independence."

VOA: special.2010.07.24

On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

It was a few months before East Timor's referendum for independence, and Indonesian forces were intent on intimidating potential pro-independence voters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The disaster comes as Obama administration attempts to chart a course toward U.S.energy independence and less reliance on fossil fuels.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

After overwhelmingly voting for independence from Indonesia on August 30,1999, the country was ransacked by Indonesian-backed militias.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

He says on the anniversary of independence, the country should choose reconciliation over confrontation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Analysts say the advent of the born-frees has changed political discourse and obliged leaders to stop relying for votes on their role in the independence struggle.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki, representing the African Union, noted Sudan faces presidential elections next month and a referendum on Southern Sudan's independence next year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

Fears of an attack on the Indian capital timed to coincide with Independence Day, have led to hundreds of additional police and paramilitary forces patrolling New Delhi's streets.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07

The British only stayed for a week, then marched out of town on July 4th, five years to the day after the American colonies had first declared their independence.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

Bangladesh,then known as East Pakistan, declared independence on March 26 1971.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26