By Doug Levine Washington 26 August 2006 After all these years, has jazzman George Duke finally mellowed out? We get the answer from VOA's Doug Levine who samples Duke's latest album, In A Mellow Tone. -------- George Duke In a Mellow Tone Considere

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 August 2006 Iraq's prime minister says he believes his country's forces will soon be able to maintain security in Iraq without the help of coalition forces. In a television interview Sunday, he indicated Iraqi forces co

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By Margaret Besheer Beirut 27 August 2006 Lebanese Sobhi Abbas, top, comforts his son Abbas Abbas, 6-years-old, who was injured while playing with a cluster bomb in Blida, on Saturday August 26, 2006 Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 day

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 27 August 2006 Two Nigerian army soldiers stand guard in Ikang, near Calabar in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Monday, August 14, 2006 Leaders in the Delta region of Nigeria are denouncing a security crackdown ordered by

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By Margaret Besheer Beirut 28 August 2006 Kofi Annan arrives in Beirut, Monday After a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other top officials, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is satisfied Lebanon is committed to the U.N. resoluti

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 28 August 2006 The government of Vietnam says it has granted amnesty to one of the country's highest profile dissidents, Pham Hong Son. Western governments and human rights organizations considered Son a political prisoner.

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans, Louisiana 28 August 2006 watch New Orleans report Tuesday is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm devastated large areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. It prod

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By Michael Bowman Washington, D.C. 29 August 2006 watch Exchange Students report Exchange programs provide students with opportunities to learn about people, cultures and nations far from home -- and allow host families and communities to learn from

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 29 August 2006 A group of California women are building bridges among people of different faiths, forming bonds of friendship despite their disagreements. Mike O'Sullivan reports the group, called Sarah, is bringing to

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 29 August 2006 watch High Tech Supermarket Supermarkets are using technology to get shoppers to spend more time and money at their stores. VOA's Mil Arcega reports that if your local supermarket doesn't have wi-fi access

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 29 August 2006 watch report Israeli Politics The inconclusive end to the recent war in Lebanon has shaken Israeli confidence in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports the political result for Mr. Ol

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 29 August 2006 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, third right, leaves southern headquarters of UNIFIL, in Naqura, August 29, 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Israel after meeting with Lebanese officials and visiting

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By Scott Stearns Washington 29 August 2006 President Bush and first lady Laura Bush attend a service commemorating the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at St. Louis Cathedral, August 29, 2006 in New Orleans President Bush is in the southern ci

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By Paula Wolfson White House 28 August 2006 President Bush is promising continued government help for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. One year after the storm hit the US Gulf Coast, the president is touring the region and meeting with the survivor

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 28 August 2006 One year after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, one of the city's main engines of economic activity is back with a vengeance. Business at the port is now above pre-Katrina levels.

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By Larry London Washington, D.C. 28 August 2006 watch Meat Loaf report One of the greatest epics in rock music history will open a new chapter on October 31st with the release of Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell III. The winner of a 1994 Grammy for Best

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By David McAlary Washington 29 August 2006 The Mobile Launcher Platform sits on the crawlerway near the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida A drop in storm intensity has caused the U.S. space agency NASA to

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 August 2006 The government's security crackdown in the troubled Niger Delta has provoked a huge debate in Nigeria regarding the best strategy to deal with violence in the region. Some Nigerian leaders are advocating new

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 30 August 2006 In an effort to find a solution to increasing sectarian violence in Iraq, some politicians have proposed giving Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds their own semi-autonomous regions. Proponents of the idea, includin

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 30 August 2006 watch Katrina Rescued Animals One year ago thousands of people fled New Orleans and surrounding areas because of Hurricane Katrina. Many left behind beloved pets. This is the story of one, named Faith. ---

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