It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people,for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

VOA: special.2009.11.12

"It's threatening our children." "It's threatening our families and, more importantly, it's threatening the future of this nation."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

"And I think this nation is on the right track in promoting democratic consensus and promoting compromise."

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

And expanding and developing this science and engineering workforce is critical to the nation's economic innovation and productivity and competitiveness."

VOA: special.2010.04.01

Today we tell about the first woman chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, who died earlier this week.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

But this is different. It involves the war, the ownership of human beings and the future of the divided nation.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

"This is ground zero for the nation." Democrats in the state Senate fled to the neighboring Midwestern state of Illinois.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

But possibly the biggest story of this year's World Cup is the history of the nation holding the huge event.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

But he believes this variety in music is informed by the variety in backgrounds of a nation of immigrants.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

For nine years this outdoor event organized by the Library of Congress has brought readers, writers and illustrators to the nation's capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

This week,President Barack Obama went before Congress and the nation to better explain his health care proposals.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

This week,Americans said goodbye to the last son of one of the nation's most politically influential families.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

This did not happen. The Dred Scott decision did not calm the storm that divided the nation.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

And nation building, social cohesion, is an important outcome for us in this World Cup.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

Representative Conyers spoke about what this woman of quiet strength meant to the nation.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule.

VOA: special.2011.01.23

He said, "The election of a man to the presidency by the American people, under the Constitution, is no reason for any attempt to dissolve this glorious nation."

VOA: special.2009.07.09

This is a moment of hope and pride for our nation."

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Later this week, Americans will celebrate the nation's Independence Day.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

But this is the great danger America faces -- that we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups, each seeking to satisfy private wants.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

He began to read: (Music) "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent,a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Here is Christopher Cruise reading the Gettysburg Address: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

VOA: special.2011.02.07