Opposition Republican leaders agree on the need to raise the borrowing limit by August second or risk the nation's first default.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

Some economists say this second round of what is known as quantitative easing, or "QE2," has not been effective.

VOA: special.2011.04.29

In California, the State Board of Education plans to vote on August second to accept or reject a new set of standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

Ms.Gardiner said the delay between the arrival of the smell at each nostril could be as little as a half second or less.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Both women lost themselves for a second or two as they quietly praised the little gloved hand.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

He said that coming in second or third did not count, but one had to win,win,win.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

"Well,I will not let you put yourself or this bar in danger.I won't." "True Blood" has completed its second season on the cable channel HBO.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

He says you can harvest parsley by cutting most of the plant, or leave more of the plant in the ground for a second crop.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

A second goal is for the number of malaria cases and deaths to be reduced by fifty percent or more from the number reported in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

A second or sometimes third crop will be ready in late summer.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

The second,or booster, vaccine was developed by another company,VaxGen.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

The second,or booster, vaccine was developed by VaxGen.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

He says no one knows whether the second wave will be more severe than the first or will remain moderate.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The most common cause of COPD is long-term smoking or years of exposure to second-hand smoke.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21