Former president Bill Clinton said it was as if somehow school boards "could legislate differences in algebra or math or reading."

VOA: special.2010.07.22

If they had, they would have been tested to see if they needed treatment to prevent an infection like H.I.V.or hepatitis.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

It is sabotage. It means to damage or destroy as an act of subversion against an organization or nation.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

Not having anything that they're striving for. Not going back to the moon or trying to go to Mars, or anything else."

VOA: special.2010.04.28

I go the most direct way. Anyone who eats crow has to admit a mistake or defeat.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

U.S.C.has had the most international students of any American college or university for the past seven years.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

C.D.C.officials say people should put on sunscreen before they leave home, even on cloudy or cool days.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

They were conservative men. They represented workers with certain skills, such as wood workers or metal workers.

VOA: special.2011.03.31

This concert hall was owned by an organization called the Daughters of the American Revolution, or D.A.R.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

So I think it's a key when getting a job." Internships may offer little or no money.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

That is,this kind of pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps, that with enough determination and hard work that you can transcend limitations of money or class or gender.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

The U.S.C.team says it hopes future research will help prevent or treat cleft conditions in people.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Or a mandolin,or a fiddle or whatever. And some kids come with years of classical violin lessons or Suzuki violin or school orchestra lessons.

VOA: special.2010.08.20

F.A.O.officials say the general ideas for an international agreement or treaty are now largely in place.

VOA: special.2009.02.10