The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

"I would pass them in the hallway and they would say,'Hey, the next time you go back to India, here is twenty dollars, here is fifty dollars, here is ten dollars for the children.'" Today,Baal Dan has other financial supporters in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

In a Labor Day speech before union workers on Monday, Mr.Obama said it is time for lawmakers to end the debate over health care and pass legislation for him to sign.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08