Until Texas became a state, almost all national leaders seemed to accept the idea that Congress did have this power.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and,in time,help it become a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Democrats charged that the real purpose of the law was to keep radical Republican state governments in power.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

He says this means establishing the rule of law, rejecting the idea of a police state and supporting the separation of power.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls it "smart power."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

The heads of state at the AU's last summit had asked the U.N.Security Council to use its power to defer the Bashir indictment for one year.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

President Obama told the graduating class at Arizona State that what drives them through life should not be money, celebrity or power, but a higher calling.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

State utility Florida Power and Light says its Arcadia plant will produce 25 megawatts of energy, making it the largest in the nation at least for now.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"How it is impacting Pakistan and especially in the areas of drug trafficking, in the areas of corruption that exist in Afghanistan which have given power to a lot of warlords which make Afghanistan in a state of perpetual instability."

VOA: standard.2009.05.05