Others claim it represents a bid by Mr.Sarkozy's conservative UMP party to lure far-right voters for regional elections in March.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Six years ago, South Africa won its bid to become the first African nation to host a football World Cup.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The report's findings were welcomed by Ergemen Bagis, the cabinet minister responsible for Turkey's bid to join the EU.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

South Africa lost this first bid to Germany by one vote, but Jordaan says that only strengthened the team's resolve.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Improving the quality of the boots was a requirement to be able to bid for the military contract.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

His re-election bid is being tarnished by reports of massive ballot-box stuffing by his supporters, who also allegedly created fake polling sites.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Mr.Obama said he supports Turkey's bid to join the European Union, which faces opposition from Germany and France.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

As the tournament was kicking off, thousands of football fans turned out in Johannesburg to bid an emotional farewell to Ghana's national team.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

He campaigned to bring the Olympic Games to Madrid in 2012 and 2016 - but both times the Spanish capital lost its bid.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

But Eroglu supports a two-state confederation, which could negatively impact Turkey's bid to join the European Union.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The biggest scandal came in 1998 when IOC members were accused of taking bribes during Utah's bid to secure the 2002 Winter Games.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

In New Jersey, Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was rejected in his bid for a second term,losing to Republican Christopher Christie, a former federal prosecutor.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

United Nations,Israeli, and Lebanese commanders met in South Lebanon in a bid to ease tensions, following the deadliest border clash in four years on Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05