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

taped before a studio audience and seen by millions on television, planted the seed for his dramatic return.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Most voters appeared to heed the instructions of Interior Minister Francois Ndoungou to return home on Sunday and wait for the government to announce the winner.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

President Obama called for a return to peace talks on Thursday, two days after the Israeli government announced a partial settlement freeze in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Congressman Boehner of Ohio. "If we abandon Afghanistan, it will return to a safe haven for the Taliban and al-Qaida to plan and execute more attacks on Americans,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

A lack of access to Cuba,says GAO, has made it difficult to obtain nationally representative data on audience size, and decision-makers have had limited information to assess the relative success or return on investment for each transmission method.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

Some analysts have suggested that the Obama administration move to dramatically change the nature of the U.S.-Iran relationship through a so-called "grand bargain" by,for example,making some concessions on regional security issues in return for an end to Iran's nuclear program and its interference in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05