The demonstrators were protesting laws that required them to carry pass books at all times or risk arrest.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

"I did not come here to pass on our problems to the next president or the next generation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

A key question is whether either chamber of Congress will employ what is called the "reconciliation process" aimed at overcoming filibusters,or blocks, in the Senate on contentious measures where a 60-vote majority is usually required to pass major legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24