"I define success as the ability to empower and transfer responsibility to Afghans as rapidly as possible, and achieve a sufficient level of stability to ensure that we can leave behind an Afghanistan that is not controlled by al-Qaida or the Taliban,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

She and her sister started an organization that provides money to young African women who want to study science.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

He wanted to make an instrument that could play a note longer than notes played on a traditional acoustic guitar.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

He said slavery had not tied the states of the Union together, but had always been an issue that divided them.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

It was an experience that began with a few simple words: "I am going around the world on a motorcycle."

VOA: special.2009.01.14

Black cohosh is an herb that comes from the root or underground stems of a tall plant in the buttercup family.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

In any case, nineteen eighty-three was the year Ahmet Ertegun set out to establish an organization that became the foundation.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

It also used the trail to take control of an area that is now New Mexico and part of California.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

But salinity is actually an important parameter that gives us an indication of what might be going on."

VOA: special.2011.06.22

If someone offers me an amount that is close to my selling price, I might say the amount is in the ballpark.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

"This is obviously welcome news and an affirmation that this recession is abating and the steps we've taken have made a difference.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

And some people question whether it is wise to rebuild in an area that could easily flood again.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

In two thousand seven he produced an album that mixes the speeches of African leaders with African MCs.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

He also invented the Skyhook, an air rescue system that involved an airplane and a large helium balloon.

VOA: special.2009.01.14