Cuba still imports some food from the United States, but the country is short on cash for a number of reasons including the damage done by hurricanes and a drop in tourism revenue.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Yet people often do not get medical help until the damage already has been done.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

"The far worse damage has been done to millions of American families who did nothing wrong at all.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

A White House spokesman says the president will talk to the nation about what his administration has done to help clean up the oil, limit the environmental damage and direct BP to stop the leak.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15