Speaking of up-and-coming jazz ensembles,10 bands were selected for a U.S.State Department world tour.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

She won a National Book Award in two thousand for her poetry collection "Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems."

VOA: special.2010.04.18

President Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson selected a later version of Mister Thornton's design for the Capitol.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

"I have selected a nominee who I think embodies that same excellence,independence, integrity and passion for the law."

VOA: special.2010.05.15

In recent years, the high court has considered an average of about 80 cases each year selected from about 8,000 requests for review.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

He was selected to play for that country's national soccer team, in the Hondurans' first return to the World Cup in 28 years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

In the first round of the 2008 Major League Soccer draft, Espinoza was selected by the Kansas City Wizards, and has become a regular performer for the MLS team.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09