By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals

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By Greg Flakus Houston 02 November 2007 The US Border Patrol is expanding a program along the Mexican border in Texas through which illegal aliens are prosecuted and are subject to fines and imprisonment for illegal entry. As VOA's Greg Flakus report

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 August 2006 Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New York voted to adopt a resolution calling for a cease fire between Israel and Lebanon Friday, August 11, 2006 Consultations are expected to begin this week

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By Scott Stearns White House 17 October 2006 President Bush is seen after signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Oct. 17, 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed into a law a series of new rules for interrogating suspected terrorists and b

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By Scott Stearns Washington 27 July 2006 President Bush has reauthorized key civil rights protections for African American voters in southern states. President Bush, center, surrounded by members of Congress signs legislation extending Voting Rights

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Somalia's top diplomat has urged the U.N. Security Council to deploy an international peacekeeping force to his country, saying the political environment is improving and he hopes it will lead to an improved security situation. From United Nation's

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By David Gollust United Nations 24 September 2009 President Barack Obama (l) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (r) at the informal Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting in New York, 24 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama co-chaired a meeting of

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By Peter Heinlein Washignton 15 September 2006 George Clooney (left) and Elie Wiesel Actor George Clooney and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel have met with the U.N. Security Council to plead for prompt action to save lives in Darfur. The Oscar-winning fi

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By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 14 March 2007 President Bush spent Tuesday highlighting U.S. ties with Mexico, and his desire to find common ground on the controversial issue of immigration. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Merida - the last stop on

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By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi both met separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to gain his backing for punitive sanctions against North Korea. The lead

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By Paula Wolfson White House 04 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation that provides roughly $1.2 billion for fencing and other enhanced security measures along the border with Mexico. ------- George Bush speaks in Scottsdale

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By David Gollust Washington 08 February 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Senators Thursday she has instructed the chief of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Damascus to engage the Syrian government on the issue of Iraqi refugees. The move i

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The United States says it believes it has enough votes to move forward this week on a Security Council resolution sanctioning Zimbabwe's president and members of his inner circle. But some other council members are still expressing doubt over whethe

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 07 October 2006 A senior U.S. official says work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to sanction Iran for refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities will begin in a few days. ---- U.S. Under Secretary

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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress. 菲律宾总统阿罗约说,她不谋求延长明年

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