In his first message to Congress, President Arthur asked for changes in the way government jobs were filled.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

The only passenger on that first stage to travel all the way through to San Francisco was a newspaper reporter named Waterman Ormsby.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

That clears the way for the administration to set limits, unless Congress acts first.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

At first, she was concerned only with finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough to supervise it.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

On his way home from his first official visit to the United States, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of discussions.

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

The country's first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela, campaigned hard for the prestigious tournament because he saw it as a way to further reconciliation after decades of racial separation and conflict.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Senior manager Tshepo Ramodibe said the group hopes to use the upcoming football World Cup, being played for the first time on African soil, to broaden awareness of the disease and the way it can be prevented and treated.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23