This was because of efforts by Patrick Leahy, a senator who has represented Vermont for more than 30 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

David Crystal is a British linguist who has written more than one hundred books, including the book "Language and the Internet."

VOA: special.2010.01.28

Immortal Technique is a popular artist who has ignored requests to sign up with large companies to produce his music.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

She is best known for her novel "The Tale of Despereaux" about a little mouse who has some big adventures.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Martin Edwards is an assistant professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey who has written about the I.M.F.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Another condition has been the capture of former Croatian Serb political leader Goran Hadzic, who has yet to be arrested.

VOA: special.2011.05.28

They are a black man named Joe Christmas, and a former minister,John Hightower, who has lost his belief in God.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Fire on her lips, Cherokee in her blood and Zulu in her hips, she's a Goddess, who has never been told."

VOA: special.2009.04.27

"My Sister's Keeper" stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric as parents of a little girl who has cancer.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

One writer who has spent a lot of time in the Grand Canyon finds it a peaceful place.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

Reporter Pete Demetriou from KNX Newsradio in Los Angeles also spoke to another man who has lived in the area for twenty-six years.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

But anyone who has ever lived in Chicago knows how cold that wind can be in winter.

VOA: special.2010.01.10