And Johnson was president. It was up to this little-known former tailor to make the decisions on reconstruction on rebuilding the Union.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

"It is a lesson to many countries to open up and have far more cultural exchange and make that a priority for diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

"So it's right that he goes to the inquiry and does so before people make up their own mind.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

It's not possible. If you really want to make it up,fine, but it was not possible then, it is not possible now."

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

It's not really hard. You just make your bed neat, remember to stand up straight, and always answer every question with "Yes, Drill Sergeant."

VOA: standard.other

plays the title character in "Jonah Hex." Brolin says it took three hours in the make-up chair every day to give the character his disfigured look.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

The 60-vote advantage is also important because it will make it far more difficult for Republicans to block passage of bills through a filibuster, in which senators tie up the floor in long speeches to prevent a vote.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

"I actually got stuck in a gondola with him. And he was telling me about his experience and how he spent maybe the first five or six years of his career just crashing into fences and blowing up until he finally figured out how to make it all work."

VOA: standard.2010.02.09