"Crist running as an independent has a much greater likelihood of hurting the Republicans than helping them."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Polls showed Rubio trouncing Crist in the Republican primary, but recent polls give Crist a better chance to win the Senate seat running as an independent in November against Republican Rubio and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

One sports writer later described Clemente's throwing, running and hitting during the World Series as close to the level of perfection.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

She became well-known after Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose her as his vice presidential running mate.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

It is said to be most-useful to athletes in endurance sports such as cycling and distance-running.

VOA: special.2011.04.12

These Taos Indians live in the ancient adobe rooms as their ancestors did centuries ago -- without any running water or electric power for lights.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

In two thousand eight, Bill Gates stopped running Microsoft but remained as chairman.

VOA: special.2011.01.07

Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt's running mate.

VOA: special.2011.07.28

Europe hopes that one of the planned pipelines, known as Nabucco, will be up and running by 2014.

VOA: standard.2009.05.08

The container water is at least twice as expensive as the running water from the Mercy Corps program.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

In 2008, Florida's Republican governor, Charlie Crist,was so popular that some Republicans touted him as a possible vice presidential running mate for presidential nominee John McCain.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

As a major contributor to such loan guarantees, Germany wants stricter measures in place to keep countries from running up such high debts and to regulate the banking and financial sectors.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

With the three parties running so close, each candidate will be hoping to distinguish himself as a clear leader, in the hope of pulling ahead and avoiding a hung parliament - where no one party wins a majority of seats.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

One can see businessmen and women running down the escalators, most likely late for work, couples holding hands, others seemingly asleep as they wait to get off, listening to the music that blares from the loudspeakers overhead.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10