The deal was agreed to. Both the McKinley Tariff Bill and the Sherman Silver Purchase Bill were approved by Congress and signed by President Harrison.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The money will help to support projects approved by the government nine years ago.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

No law approved by Congress, and signed by the president, could change these beliefs.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

But even with all the progress, there is still a long way to go to reach all eight goals approved by world leaders ten years ago.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

One offered by Senator John Sherman, a Republican, was approved by Congress.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

He often gave orders that were not approved by the president.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

"It's devastating to the space program if it's approved by Congress, and I really hope that more level heads will prevail.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"They're all approved by the shareholders as well as the independent compensation committees in each one of the companies."

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

But he says there are challenges, including the difficulty in getting the plan approved by the United States Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Committee chairman Democrat Howard Berman supported an amendment on the subject Burton proposed, with some changes, which was approved by voice vote.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Diplomats say the draft resolution endorsing the Goldstone report is likely to be approved by the 192-member body.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

While the health care bill has cleared Congress, the Senate must still sign-off on a series of changes approved by the House.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

If approved by the Senate, Clapper would be the fourth Director of National Intelligence.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

The resolution was approved by 114 countries with 18 opposed and 44 abstentions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Once he follows through on constitutional changes approved by the referendum, he will be allowed to run for another three-year term and run again after that if he likes.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

Despite a $1 trillion rescue plan approved by eurozone nations to give low cost loans to member countries, the continuing weakness of Europe's common currency has driven many of the world's leading stock markets to their lowest levels this year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

The package under which Pakistan is to get $1.5 billion in U.S.non-military aid in each of the next five years was hailed by both governments when it was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate last month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

The $2.4 billion figure approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is $350 million less than last year's amount, which was set before the full effects of the world economic slump were known.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

The featured speaker was former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who urged the crowd to hold President Obama and the Democrats accountable for the health care plan recently approved by Congress despite unanimous Republican opposition.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Under the agreement, given final approved by the U.S.Congress last year, India agreed to open non-military nuclear sites to international inspections, and the United States dropped non-proliferation curbs on India opening the way for Indian purchases of U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

Republicans also link potential costs with what they say is the failure so far of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the $787 billion stimulus plan approved by Congress to speed up economic recovery, an assertion the president and Democrats reject.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21