Democrats and Republicans continue to argue what the true longer-term costs will be, with 10-year costs of the House measure put at more than $1 trillion.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The Israeli raid on the aid flotilla sparked an outcry and put intense international attention on the situation in Gaza, a narrow coastal strip with 1.5 million Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Because of their unique surface, each medal is struck with 12 dies nine times with 1,900 tons of pressure, the weight of more than The native designs were laser-engraved on each medal.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

"If children were exclusively breastfed for six months, continued to breastfeed up to two years, with appropriate additional food from six months onwards, we could save 1.5 million children under five years of age out the 8.8 million that we estimate to die currently every year."

VOA: special.2010.08.04

More than 1,000 pages long, START-1 is one of the most complex treaties in history, dealing with reducing nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

Doctors performed more than 800 surgeries, with more than 1,500 medical and non-medical personnel involved in the mission.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Eligardo is from the Philippines and is with a United Nations police force of 1,500 that keeps the peace in East Timor.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

The Gators were 13-1 for the season, with only a loss to Mississippi preventing them from going undefeated.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

For the past several years, Russian and American officials have been trying to agree on a post-START-1 arrangement - but with little progress.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

People with type 1, or juvenile,diabetes must keep a watchful eye on their blood glucose levels because their pancreases are not working normally.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

U.S.fans everywhere were joyous after the underdog American team eked out a 1-1 draw with powerhouse England.

VOA: standard.2010.06.13

The code's more than 1,100 new articles would have increased women's rights by reforming laws with regards to land ownership, inheritance,education, employment and marriage.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

The report,Promoting Development, Saving the Planet,said that up to $1 trillion a year would be needed to deal with issues of climate change in the future.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

With over 1.5 million Muslims, Islam is now the second largest religion in Britain.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19