It thundered into space perfectly, pushing an unmanned Apollo spacecraft more than eighteen thousand kilometers up into the atmosphere.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

The House and Senate versions will need to be combined into final legislation for President Obama to sign into law.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

BP agreed to put twenty billion dollars over the next three years into an independent fund to pay claims and damages.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

They drill down to the shale, then go sideways and inject high-pressure water, sand or other material into the rock.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

Rockman imagines a terrible future in which plants and animals must be sent into space to protect them from Earth's pollution.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

He believed slaves could be made into good soldiers if they believed they had an interest in Confederate victory.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

Instead,visitors travel in small buses that take them to areas where they can walk on paths into the wild areas.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Mister Gallant says the two top floors could be turned into rooms for workshops or studios or more performance space.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

Wayne Bronner says the family's long-term planning and willingness to reinvest profits has grown the company into what it is today.

VOA: special.2009.12.25

It has grown into a huge event that brings together musicians, record companies,filmmakers, reporters and radio programmers from around the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

Tilling can remove weeds and the waste from last season's crops and help break down old plant material into fertilizer.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

Tiger Woods looks into the camera as his father is heard asking him questions, including "Did you learn anything?"

VOA: special.2010.04.10

The idea is that its removal from the body and purification makes it into something different that can be patented.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Today,a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else.

VOA: special.2010.02.21