Speaking of warm weather, some of the countries sending athletes to the Winter Games might surprise you.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

These war games will allow Indian military officialsto assess some of the American defense equipment being offered for sale to India.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But some employers frown on workers taking time away from their jobs to follow the games and keep track of their brackets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"There are,of course,some in Washington who are attempting to draw old battle lines and playing the usual political games, pulling a few comments out of context to paint a distorted picture of Judge Sotomayor's record,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.30