He arrived in Washington in the spring of 1842 with the power to settle all disputes with the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

He also proposed that Congress declare that it had no power to interfere with the slave trade between states.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

"As the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

The question was this: did Congress have the power to control or even ban slavery in the new territories?

VOA: special.2009.03.05

Congress passed several other bills giving the federal government power to protect the rights of blacks in the southern states.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

How I wished I had the power to enter that bright light and float with her through those beautiful forests.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and,in time,help it become a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

The brave men,living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Instead of despairing at the discomfort of rain and mud, the crowd rejoiced in its power to resist the weather."

VOA: special.2009.08.10

As a congressman and a senator, he had voted against every attempt to give more power to the federal government.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

The United States government said it will use "all elements" of its national power to deal with Iran.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to bring charges against the president.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

The real question was this: did Congress have the power to control or bar slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

They said the Constitution did not give the president the power to violate the property rights of citizens.

VOA: special.2009.10.08