1.President Barack Obama says he is confident the American people will support the path he choices in Afghanistan. Once he explains it--that opportunity is expected to come soon in a national address. Obama says he wants to finish the job--destroyin

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At the White House today, President Obama continued a Thanksgiving tradition. He ensured that a 45-pound gobbler named Courage presented to him by the National Turkey Federation will not be on the menu tomorrow by granting it a full, free and absolu

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And, I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about efforts against the H1N1 virus, often called swine flu. We will give a possible explanation for why some

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Good morning. Im Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's Thursday, September 10th. Here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama says he won't waste time with critics who think it's better to kill his

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Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Centre in Atlanta. It's Friday, July 10th. Here is a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. This morning President Obama and the G8 made a 15-billion-dollar promise to Africa. I

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Good morning, from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It's a Monday, the 10th of August. Here's a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Members of Congress are back home and getting an earful from voters on h

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Hi, there, good to see you, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Chrysler and Italian automaker Fiat has signed off on a deal brokered by Uncle Sam to become what's known as Chrysler Group. F

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Hey there from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Virginia Cha, thanks for checking in with us, here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama heading to Fort Myers Florida now to promote his stimulus plan. During his first prime-ti

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1. Health care reform is getting a serious test in Congress. Senators have been debating whether or not to move ahead on reform legislation. Democrats need 60 votes to keep it alive in the chamber. 2. Italian prosecutors are asking for a life senten

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This the AP NEWS minute. 1. President Barack Obama paid tribute to the determination of the U.S. military on Veterans Day. Obama placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns then spoke during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. 2. Homicide det

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1. After their first summit, the president Barrack Obama and Chinese president Hu Jintao are pledging to work together on top global issues, including climate change, nuclear disarmament and economic recovery. But their meeting has not produced any

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1. The Army suspect in the Fort Hood killings has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Officials say Major Nidal Malik Hasan was read the charges at the hospital where he's recovering. Military officials say more charges could be on t

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a genetic map of one of the world's major food crops. We will tell about a car made mostly from renewable mat

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1. Another blast has rocked Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding another 45. The explosion happened near a bank in a hotel just a few miles outside of Islamabad. In the past several weeks, blasts have killed about 250 people. 2. Officia

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1.It's Election Day 2009. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will head to the polls to elect governors. The results could be seen as an early test of President Barack Obama's political influence. President has spent considerable time in both New Jers

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1.The US Army is confirming that a number of people have been killed and wounded in a pair of shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. Military officials say two shooters were apparently involved and that the incidents were on different parts of the sprawli

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Things are back to normal for Philadelphia area commuters as the transit strikes that shut down buses and subways in the city has come to an end. Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell announced Sunday that the Southeastern Pennsylvanian Transportation

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By Robert Carmichael Phnom Penh 10 November 2009 Mother and child in Cambodia Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Given its turbulent past, decades of civil war and the devastating policies of the Khmer Rouge to name just two

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By Peter Fedynsky Budapest 03 November 2009 In this June 27, 1989 file picture, then Hungarian Foreign Minister Gyula Horn, right, with Austrian counterpart Alois Mock cut through barbed wire of former Iron Curtain marking border between East, West

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By Mark Snowiss Washington 03 November 2009 The 20th anniversary of the 1989 East European revolutions has re-opened contentious debate over who won the Cold War and what caused Soviet communism to disintegrate so rapidly in its final years. The fal

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