It would be responsible for protecting people from unfair and abusive practices with borrowing and investing.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

The Justice Department says domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior used by one partner in any relationship to control another partner.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

And groups are working to bring more attention to abusive teenage relationships.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Not race,not economic background, not an abusive childhood.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Mo'Nique, who plays the abusive mother of a troubled teenaged girl in "Precious."

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Janice Abbott is Atira's director. She says most of the women she works with come from violent and sexually abusive relationships.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Elvis continued to have success in the 1970s, but his abusive drug habit and a grinding tour schedule soon caught up with him.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday passed a bill which would end taxpayer bailouts of big banks and protect consumers from abusive financial practices.

VOA: standard.2010.04.24

And lawmakers in one U.S.state are trying to make attacks using social media illegal following the suicide of a young girl who received abusive messages online.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

He also urged Congress to strengthen consumer protection from abusive or predatory lending practices.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

(Sound) In one skit,students stand up to an abusive teacher.

VOA: standard.2009.11.22

"There is the danger that the more this power structure, basically,tries to enforce broader controls, becomes more abusive, more selective and more corrupt, it creates the opposition that will eventually destroy it.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11