International law bars any nation or state from claiming lunar surfaces.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

It is in the eastern part of the state, not far from the border with the state of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

In the early nineteenth century steamboats came from the city of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and from the nearby state of Delaware.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

Traditionally,the president does not fill federal jobs in a state until he discusses them with the senators from that state.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

Almost all of the sculptures in the garden were made from limestone from the state of Indiana in the Midwest.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

The band's lead singer Erika Lewis moved to New Orleans from New York state because of her love of music.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

South Dakota takes its nickname, "The Coyote State," from an animal that thinks flickertails are good to eat!

VOA: special.2009.08.09

The effort will help reduce carbon dioxide releases from the Empire State Building by more than one hundred thousand tons a year.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

The "Open Doors" report is published by the Institute of International Education, with support from the State Department.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

This student from the state of Texas was the first place winner of last week's National Geographic Bee.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

An investigation found that people from the neighboring state of Missouri had voted in the elections illegally.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

In South Carolina,for example, the new governor was a former army officer from the state of Ohio.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

A policeman detained and threatened him because he was a foreigner driving a car from another state.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

That was from the movie "The State of the Planet's Oceans" made by Hal and Marilyn Weiner.

VOA: special.2009.03.25