She heard about the second fierce battle at Bull Run in the nearby state of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

The run-up to the 2011 elections has reignited concerns about a free,fair and credible vote in Africa's most populous nation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

It has mounted a nostalgic exhibit about those times that will run the rest of this year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to form a compromise among Democrats about whether health reform legislation should include an option for government-run insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

Local and international journalists are prohibited from speculating about results or voting trends and may report only returns announced by the Interior Ministry on state-run media.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

Clinton and other U.S.officials are not saying that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted a run-off vote that could ease doubts about the fairness of the electoral process.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

He said the de facto authorities also made reference in a letter to his government about the embassy as a "facility" run by the Brazilians, implying that it does not enjoy diplomatic status.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

This anniversary is about remembering the past. And as the dominoes run in a line from Potsdamer Platz, past Brandenburg Gate to the nearby parliament, they once again divide the city, even if only briefly.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Joining the president at the podium were three unemployed Americans - a former auto dealership parts manager, a former fitness center employee and a former real estate agent - whose government support has run out or is about to expire.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19