Jeff Levi is one of the authors: "In 1991,there wasn't a single state that had an adult obesity rate over 20 percent."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

"The unemployment rate could,could, at its worst be over 10 percent before it starts to get better,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

The unemployment rate rose .4 percent over February, leaving more than 13 million Americans without work.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Concerns over security have been especially hard to dispel due to the country's high crime rate.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Here in the U.S., the rate of obesity doubled over a span of 16 years.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Data shows the rate of childhood obesity has tripled over the last 30 years.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

widespread poverty and an unemployment rate of just over 24 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Some political analysts argue that the issue is unlikely to gain any traction before then, especially if concerns over the near 10 percent unemployment rate and health care continue to dominate the political agenda.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21