Some people criticize his art for only showing a false or very limited image of America, one that is white and middle-class.

VOA: special.2010.09.20

But the president says he will not let health reform be paid for in his words -- "on the backs of middle-class families."

VOA: special.2009.07.25

This writer is best known for his novels about the private lives of small-town, middle class Americans.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

He spoke before signing an order to create the Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

The suspect was born in a tiny northwestern village to an upper-middle class family.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

And in the northeast, many middle-class people support the Red Shirts.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

He comes from an upper-middle class family. Neighbors in this town of 5,000 are saddened by the news.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

The Yellow Shirts draw much of their support from middle-class and wealthy Thais, and they consider Mr.Thaksin to have been corrupt and authoritarian.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"When you compare the purchasing power the foreign purchasing power would be much higher than the middle-class or upper-class purchasing power in Thailand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

And this is also where you have a major emerging middle-class market,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

But climate change negotiators worry that without quick action, the carbon footprint of countries like India and China will rise dramatically as their fast-growing economies propel millions into the middle class.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

The White House is also promising action to make it a little easier for middle-class students to pay for college,and to provide expanded community services to help families caring for elderly relatives.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

President Obama said the current system has led the country to a breaking point, imposing hardships on middle-class Americans who struggle to pay for health care, who are unable to obtain it.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

That decision brought applause in the courtroom. Madoff's wide-ranging fraud touched banks,charities, middle class people investing for retirement in North and South America and Europe, and even celebrities - including Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12