The vote was delayed in part because of the death of longtime Senator Robert Byrd, a Democrat from West Virginia.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

This week in our series, Robert Bostic and Leo Scully tell about the gold rush and the important part cowboys played in settling the West.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Professor Robert West, Cancer Research UK's director of tobacco studies, said society's attitude towards passive smoking "has to change".

BBC: NEWS | Health | Cancer alert for smoking parents

Prof Robert West, the director of tobacco studies at University College London, is cautiously optimistic such measures will have an impact.

BBC: Smoking: Can the nation kick the habit?

Robert West, director of tobacco studies at University College London, meanwhile, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that smokers tended to stop "in clumps".

BBC: 'Stoptober' stop-smoking campaign launched in England