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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program: We play new music from singer/songwriter Mike Doughty And answer a question about names of American towns, cities and states. But first, some
We are getting new information on the helicopter plane collision over the Hudson this morning. Nine people died in the crash. At this moment, divers are getting back into the water for the recovery effort. We are looking very closely at any air traf
Desperate homeowners are hoping an army of firefighters can save their homes. The fires are burning in Santa Barbara California off the coast from Los Angeles. Here is a map of it. A huge part of the community has been forced to flee and we have see
1. President Barack Obama says Iran has two weeks to allow international inspectors into a nuclear fuels plant whose existence was only recently revealed. Obama said Thursday that Iran must follow through on promises of transparency in its nuclear p
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two weeks of suicide bombings and other attacks have shaken Pakistan. The interior minister says, The enemy has started a guerrilla war. Pakistani soldiers surround buildings damaged by a suicide bombing i
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Aretha Franklin And I'm Faith Lapidus. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with two concerts later this month in New Yor
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This was the surprise announcement Friday from Oslo, Norway: THORBJOERN JAGLAND, CHAIRMAN: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for two thousand nine is to be awarded to Pre
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 27 October 2009 Talks between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to resolve the political deadlock in the country's unity government have failed and Movement for Democratic Chang
By Jennifer Glasse London 23 October 2009 Demonstrators in London protest TV appearance by Nick Griffin The appearance of a far-right politician on a BBC political program has sparked controversy. Anti-fascist protesters broke through the BBC gates
By Scott Bobb Maputo 26 October 2009 Political parties in Mozambique have ended their campaigns as voters prepare to go to the polls Wednesday to choose a president, parliament and provincial assemblies. The Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, k
By Jim Malone Washington 21 October 2009 Federal law enforcement officials have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Prosecutors allege the arrested man sought terror training overseas and discussed
By Douglas Bakshian Jakarta 22 October 2009 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, left, receives a kiss from his wife Kristiani, after his inauguration at the Parliament building, Jakarta, 20 Oct. 2009 Indonesia's new Cabinet contains a mix
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 06 October 2009 Pakistani security and medical personnel and media gather in front of UN office as smoke billows out after suicide blast in Islamabad, 05 Oct 2009 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Cattle struggle to survive in Kenya's drought The Masaai community in the Kajiado area of southern Kenya is struggling to cope with a drought that is now in its third year. At least half of the area's cows h
By Michael Bowman Washington 08 October 2009 The U.S. economy is showing modest but welcome signs of life in employment and retail sales, adding to expectations of recovery from the longest and deepest recession of the post-World War II era. The num
By Steve Herman Bangargh, India 09 October 2009 India, with its rich and long history, is full of mysteries. Perhaps none is as puzzling as what happened hundreds of years ago at a royal city in Rajasthan, now under excavation. Where is everyone? Bh
By Jessica Golloher Moscow 13 October 2009 Russia's Pres. Dmitry Medvedev and FM Sergei Lavrov meet with US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton at Barvikha, outside Moscow, 13 Oct 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart he
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 12 October 2009 Michael Stuhlbarg stars as physics professor Larry Gopnik in writer/directors Joel Ethan Coens A Serious Man Film making brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, Oscar-winners for the 2007 thriller No Country For Old
By Saqib ul-Islam Washington 12 October 2009 Amreeka's stars, pictured on the movie's promotional poster What is it like for a mother and her teenage son to settle in America? And what if they are Palestinian and their arrival coincides with the ons
By Carolyn Weaver New York 10 October 2009 An estimated 62,000 people in the United States have severe kidney failure. To lead a normal life, each needs a new kidney, preferably one transplanted from a healthy living donor. Some are lucky enough to