And he said the people must be given a fair chance to approve or reject a constitution for statehood.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

That same year, Polk was able to get Congress to approve a bill that greatly reduced the taxes on imports.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

Little Delaware is called the First State because it was the first state the first to approve the new United States Constitution.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

The Organization of the Islamic Conference has been urging the United Nations to approve anti-defamation measures.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

The jurors are asked to approve efforts to gather evidence, often secretly,to build a case.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

She worked tirelessly to get Congress and the states to approve an amendment to the United States Constitution that would provide equal rights for women.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

Treaty members agreed to approve rules banning ships carrying more than five hundred travelers.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Congress set a time limit of seven years for the states to approve it.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

He said the states must have the right to approve or reject bank offices.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

President Obama said he hopes to get Congress to approve it next year.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

The Mormons asked Congress to approve a territorial government for their land.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

Thirty-eight of the fifty state legislatures were required to approve the amendment.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

In exchange, congressional leaders promised to approve several presidential appointments.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

So the lawmakers refused to approve the agreement.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

The president's apparent hesitation to approve the military plan to implement the strategy he announced in March leaves many analysts confused.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Approval switches the focus to the Senate, where Democrats face the difficult task of achieving a 60-seat majority to approve a version there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The union that represents letter carriers is opposing that change, which Congress has to approve.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

"Know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to approve it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Centers to approve visa candidates will be set up,registered, and equipped under the Health Ministry to prevent anyone from obtaining visa documents that are not correctly approved.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

The draft agreement was announced to reporters by the International Atomic Energy Agency's chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who has given all parties involved until Friday to approve it.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Under the watchful eye of Lebanese security forces, they urged the country's politicians to approve a draft law that would give them employment and property ownership guarantees.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The president is asking Congress to approve greater regulation on executive pay.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

It's a bad idea. Fortunately,the congress would have to approve this,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Working from an e-mail list of millions of voters who supported his presidential campaign, they will focus on putting pressure on Congress to approve his $3.55 trillion budget for 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

"The EPRDF has discussed with parties that seem to approve or endorse its lines, not the serious parties that do challenge the EPRDF and do have serious issues about the political space in the country,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.01