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20 The Historical Significance of American Revolution The ways of history are so intricate and the motivations of human actions so complex that it is always hazardous to attempt to represent events covering a number of years, a multiplicity of perso

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Steve Ember. Today we play music from country singer Julianne Hough ... Answer a question about American political parties And report on the fiftieth anniversary of a popular resta

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Building Begins On Long Awaited African American Museum in Washington JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. Today, we speak with writer Susan Orlean, who has a new book about the inter

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By Mil Arcega Washington 04 September 2007 Americans work longer hours and produce more per person than their counterparts in other developed countries. But according to the findings of a United Nations report released Monday, worker productivity aro

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United States lawmakers stood with undocumented Asian-American immigrants earlier this week to show support for the young students and workers living in the country. Their future is uncertain after President Donald Trumps administration announced pla

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 19 September 2007 A recent study by the nation's largest advertising firm shows that the Muslim American community has an estimated purchasing power of about $170 billion. JWT Advertising conducted the study, and it i

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Music by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Honorees / Question about Disney World / Extreme Makeover Home Edition By Nancy Steinbach and Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, March 25, 2005 (THEME

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Lu Guanqiu owns and runs Wan Xiang. He is known as one of China's richest men, a self-made billionaire, who has come a long way from the days he ran a one-man bicycle repair shop. Yes, very long, very long and it is a(n) endless road. Lu has none of

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By Ana Ward Washington 05 September 2007 Thousands of American Indians converged on Washington, D.C. recently to celebrate the song and dance of their native culture. The National Museum of the American Indian organized the annual event called a poww

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show: Music from Mexican American singer Lila Downs ... A question about Rhapsody in Blue by composer George Gershwin But first we're off to see the

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - AMERICAN HISTORY: Relations Between Britain and its American Colonies 建国史话 (10):北美殖民地不满英征税 From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im St

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Colonizing Expands in the American Northeast From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of the E

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France's ambassador to Tbilisi is being hailed as a hero for his role in rescuing two American children trapped behind enemy lines in a Russian-occupied region of Georgia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports diplomats and relief agencies are wor

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 06 August 2007 Andy Roddick Top-seeded Andy Roddick has won his third Legg Mason Classic tennis title in Washington. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, Roddick and the rest of the tennis world may have witnessed the emerg

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 April 2008 The dollar's sharp drop on currency markets, along with economic doldrums in the United States are taking their toll on American tourists and expatriates overseas. Even Paris has seen a 10 percent decline in its num

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A Japanese and a pair of American scientists captured this year's Nobel chemistry prize for discovering a glowing green protein in jellyfish that can be used to spot the beginning of diseases like cancer. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious awar

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 October 2007 U.S. embassy officials say they have requested assistance from Chad's government in gaining to the release of an American humanitarian worker being held by rebels in the north. The rebels accuse him of spying fo

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