Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took the rare step of calling House lawmakers back to Washington to vote on the bill and send it to President Obama without delay.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

But for all that, you can destroy my house without destroying me.

即便如此,你可以摧毁我的房屋但无法摧毁我本人

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Without drinking water, Victoria Switzer says, the house she hoped her grandchildren would visit won't be livable or saleable.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

On social media, many Brazilians reacted to the news saying that the country's middle classes would have to learn how to live without house maids, as has already happened in many developed countries.

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And instead of being restful, living in a house without electricity has been an ordeal.

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Authorities also wondered how Willis could have escaped the house without burning his bare feet.

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