Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took the rare step of calling House lawmakers back to Washington to vote on the bill and send it to President Obama without delay.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

I think that's when you sit back and kind of be surprised." It was a feat celebrated by Chicago White Sox fans throughout the Windy City on Thursday, but the rare accomplishment might not have taken place without the help of one of Buehrle's teammates.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

The event,on July sixteenth, was a rare chance for planetary scientists to share with the public the mysteries of Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

The female is much smaller. Institute director Steven Monfort has a reason why the clouded leopard may be rare.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

And they are not rare. Bird Strike Committee USA gathers information about such incidents in the United States and around the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

Samuel Bader,a physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, says rare earths are often found together.

VOA: special.2010.10.08

And alcohol drinking is rare in many parts of the world, including Muslim countries and India.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

The pilot reported a double bird strike - a rare event where birds enter both engines.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

The man who sells me wine said he had a rare barrel of Amontillado wine.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

In addition to the study and care of rare wildlife, the institute has another purpose.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

Also,the loss of habitat to development and agriculture continue to endanger many rare species.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

But keep in mind that the scientists say this mutated gene may be rare.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

Toyota says the problem is rare and caused by accelerator pedals becoming stuck open.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

The collection includes paintings, sculpture, rare books, jewelry, and pieces of ancient buildings.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

But the fungus is rare, and some of its habitats are threatened.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

Rare earths include the fifteen lanthanide metals along with yttrium and scandium.

VOA: special.2010.10.08

The Enduring Voices team studied three rare languages: Ishir,Toba Qom,and Maka.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

"Molycorp is the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth products."

VOA: special.2010.10.15