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

VOA: special.2009.01.05

You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

Vincent Schilling says that like many Native Americans who live off the reservation, he still has strong ties to his culture.

VOA: special.2010.11.29

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

It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

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

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

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

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

The American College of Cardiology says one in five patients who receive angioplasty has already had heart bypass surgery.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

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

VOA: special.2009.06.12

And,I think they're a nice addition." Jackie,who works nearby, has seen the statues at different times of day.

VOA: special.2010.05.07