She also opposed legislation that would have made it harder for blacks and Latin Americans to vote.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said AIG's bankruptcy would have made a dire financial crisis far worse, possibly turning an economic recession into a prolonged depression.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

His response came up just short of saying he would have made the case for regime change, but he did say he would have had to couch his arguments for British involvement differently.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

"People made friends more. I noticed that people would sit with strangers and have conversations, so that was a great thing.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

The results of the Boxer Rebellion and the Spanish-American War made clear that the new century would have a new world power: the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Something bad would have happened. Thankfully he made it home safely.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

"The Iraqi people have withstood challenges of the most vicious and violent sort from those who would have torn their society apart, and Iraqis from everywhere have made tremendous sacrifices.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

"So far,we have had a constructive conversation and my hope is that by the time the chairman and I meet on Wednesday that we have made sufficient progress and we can start actually seeing a structure that would be in place."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14