They said the federal government should not help radical Republicans stay in power in the south.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Insurance now, in the United States, is regulated not by the federal government but by insurance regulators in each of the fifty states.

如今,美国的保险业,并不是由联邦政府直接监管,而是由各个州的监管机构监管

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Sure. So the federal government has not taken a lot of action right now.

当然有。联邦政府现在采取的措施并不多。

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They also say the federal government is not forcing acceptance.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

The Federal Reserve Banks are owned not by the government but by the banks in the region where they operate; they're called member banks.

联邦储备银行并不是,被政府所有的,而是被它们运行所在的区域内的银行所有；,它们被称为联邦储备银行的会员银行。

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He acknowledged $100 million may not seem like much, given the trillions of dollars the federal government spends annually.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Dagne says highly de-centralized and mobile al-Shabaab forces threaten the Transitional Federal Government, and noted that African Union forces are constrained because they are not authorized to take offensive action.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

The House measure is similar to legislation Congress approved regarding Darfur in Sudan, but would not direct the federal government to publish a list of companies with investments of more than $20 million in the Iranian energy sector -- a provision that drew opposition from some lawmakers.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28