In recent years there has been a strong push for local and state governments to ban public smoking.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

There something happens. He does not know how, but he has been transported to the Red Planet,Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

And there have been reports that RIM has actually given these codes to the United States and other governments.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

He says there is nothing to harvest. In the nearby village of Qattana, no water has been pumped for days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

"In fact,there has not been a nominee in several generations who has brought the depth of judicial experience to this job that she offers."

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

There is no independent confirmation of the tolls, and the region has been closed to outsiders.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

To date,there has been no evidence of contamination in the river from the oil spill.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

"There has been a swift humanitarian response by the government and other agencies to this,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

"It has gone from one court to another and there has been no will actually to strengthen the case there has been lack of political will."

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

"For too long,for a decade or more, there has been a cozy relationship between the oil companies and the federal agency that permits them to drill."

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

But he says there's more to it. "It has been hard work.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

May says that due to expanding private health care in Thailand and limits on foreign doctors working in the country there has been a reverse brain drain;

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

"I know there has been a lot of attention paid to some of the town hall meetings that are going on around the country, especially when tempers flare.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

So far,there has not been any evidence to confirm Mehsud's death.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

In recent days, there have been reports that the Internet search company Google has turned to the U.S.intelligence community to help track down threats to its operations in China.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Talks have been underway in Doha,Qatar between negotiators for the Sudanese government and various rebel groups, but so far there has been little visible progress to end the fighting.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

The failed terror bomb plot constitutes Mr.Obama's most serious national security test to date, and the president has been quick to acknowledge that there is plenty of room for improvement.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06