Republicans would need a 40-seat gain in November to take back majority control in the U.S.House of Representatives.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"So I am compelled to ask: does it really, really take 100,000 U.S.troops to find Osama bin Laden?

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The U.S.national soccer team will take the field at this month's World Cup with a talented group of 23 players and high expectations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

He says this will allow U.S.homeowners to take advantage of the low rates and refinance their homes.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

The U.S.envoy had to take a break from meetings with the Israelis when his talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were postponed until Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Analysts blame the sharp increase on the turbulent national elections and a re-emerging Taliban facing a surge of U.S.troops, determined to take the provinces.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Jose Manuel Barroso, E.U.Commission President, "It is the first time for the European Union to take part in a World Expo outside Union's territory.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

With the U.S.jobless rate above ten percent, President Obama says he wants to take action now.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

He said this creates a "distorted reality" and the U.N.must take a more balanced approach.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

For example,in most sub-Saharan African countries, the U.N.Children's Fund says more than half the deliveries take place at home, with no skilled birth attendant present.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

It has many different avenues to take." David Kris,assistant U.S.attorney general for national security says, "The arrests are part of an ongoing and fast-paced investigation."

VOA: standard.2009.09.20

The meeting would take place on the sidelines of the U.N.General Assembly in New York.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Asked if Kuwait is ready to take such steps, Deputy Prime Minister al-Sabah stressed Kuwaiti support for U.S.-led peace efforts but would not be specific.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

For several weeks in Washington, U.S.President Barack Obama has been hearing counsel from his advisers about the best course to take with the war-torn country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The decision came a day after President Manuel Zelaya urged U.S.leaders to take tougher actions in condemning his removal from power more than two months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

U.S.Major General James Terry will take command of southern Afghanistan forces in the fall.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Earlier,White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said U.S.commanders in Iraq are confident that Iraqi security forces will be able to take control of the nation's cities.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

Did U.S.agents take him in Saudi Arabia, as someone claiming to be Amiri said?

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Besides sponsoring the Family Home in Vancouver, P&G decided to take an extra step, launching a campaign to provide special monetary support for mothers of U.S.athletes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

But in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly Friday, Ivorian president Laurent Gbabgo confirmed that the elections would take place as planned on November 29.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Arizona Republicans say the state needed to take action because U.S.officials have failed to enforce existing laws that could stop the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

He says he hopes the U.S.and Burma could "take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of goodwill and confidence-building in the future."

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

He began to take the steps necessary to become a U.S.citizen.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

"What we are seeing China is that wages are gradually converging to those levels in the U.S.and Europe, but this convergence is going to take a very long time."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

(Obama's Speech) In crafting the U.S.response to global climate change, the president said congressional lawmakers must take into account the real price of America's heavy reliance on petroleum-based energy.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

So development must take place,". U.S.officials have also called for more development in Pakistan's poor western regions, but powerful Taliban militant groups and ongoing violence have largely stalled significant projects.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The alleged use of special operations troops in the raid could signal a shift away from the controversial U.S.tactic of relying on long-range missile assaults to take out terrorist targets.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15