"The loss of Michael Jackson. he wasn't just an American icon or a pop icon, he was a global icon.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

"Joining NATO means meeting the criteria for joining NATO countries can't simply fill out an application and become a member the next day,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Sadly,he realized, Irvine-Halliday understood that what he see wasn't an isolated problem 1.6 billion people in the world have no access to electricity.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

However,it's long been on an endangered species watch list and so we won't be carrying that anymore.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

He said he hopes 2010 will make people realize that Poland is more than just an obscure country they can't find on a map.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Buckley isn't an archaeologist. He studies tree rings, which record the growth history of trees that can be hundreds of years old, or even older.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"That defendant challenges in an appellate court and says I didn't have effective counsel.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"So if you get an audience of 10 million people there's a lot of 'don't knows' who watch you and what you say, what you do,in those 90 minutes could be quite decisive."

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

"If someone had told me in law school,even, that I have a crystal ball and I see in your future that you're an art lawyer, I probably would've said, 'What in the world is an art lawyer?'" Because there weren't any.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The movie's theme song, "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, is nominated for an Academy Award.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

You don't have to be a VIP celebrity." Some experts say famous people may bring public awareness to an issue.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

And these are real disabilities where people are not able to work to their full capacity,can't earn an income.

VOA: special.2010.10.04

"I didn't really think about it as an educational program, I just really fell in love with the characters.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

"If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't.

VOA: special.2010.07.01