But the only firefighters who qualified for immediate promotion to lieutenant or captain were whites and two Hispanics,no blacks.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

But he needed the continued loyalty of those border states, like Maryland and Kentucky, or risk losing the Civil War.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

But with threats, a language barrier and fear of the legal system, victims are often unwilling or unable to seek help.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

He wrote several long poems, but is best known for his one hundred and fifty-four short poems,or sonnets.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

But the judge questioned the remaining jurors and discovered that eight others had also gone online to research or discuss the case.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

But another NASA project, the Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite,or LCROSS, could provide answers to what lies deeper beneath the moon's surface.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

The problem may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

He had money and fame. But they did not cure his loneliness,his drinking, or his marriage problems.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half days.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

But he says only one or two students usually choose it each year, and no one did in the graduating class in May.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

But supporters said it was the best way to protect the United States and its European allies from countries like Iran or North Korea.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

She has no compromise to offer but the Constitution, and no concession or surrender to make.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

But a quick one turned into one or two, and soon those became one too many.

VOA: special.2009.07.19