IN THE NEWS - John Kerry Chooses John Edwards for Vice President By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, July 10, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The Democratic Nationa

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Smoking is the world's leading preventable cause of death. In the United States, smoking rates are down from the past, but cigarettes still cause about one-fifth of all deaths. Nonsmokers are also affec

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American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies For more than five decades, Watson entertained audiences around the world with an eclectic repertoire that included elements of folk, blues, Country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and even jazz. A master of the contempor

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Lotteries are designed on a simple premise. Scratch off the card, pick a few numbers and if you are lucky, a jackpot. Just buy more tickets and spend more money and you can recapture that initial thrill of the bouncing ball. Its so easy that most pe

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1. At the White House, one last strategy session is on the schedule before President Barack Obama announces his decision on what to do in Afghanistan, the issue whether to send in more troops or pull them out. NATO says it wants to commit more force

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Southern Colonies Develop on Farming Economy STEVE EMBER: 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 finish the

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By Brian Wagner Greenville, South Carolina 20 January 2008 Senator John McCain claimed victory Saturday in the key Republican primary in South Carolina, while Hillary Clinton won a Democratic caucus in Nevada. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote resu

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By Scott Stearns White House 01 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush is calling on young Americans to volunteer at home and abroad. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush gave the commencement address at a university in South

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Race for US Republican Party Nomination Heads South Mitt Romney captured nearly 40 per cent of the vote in New Hampshire, putting him in a clear lead in the race. In his victory speech, Romney looked to South Carolina and the man who could ulimately

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Fresh Upheaval Enlivens Republican Presidential Campaign Paul Hines from Texas is used to attracting attention in his 1999 Plymouth Prowler. He drove it to an event in South Carolina to support his current favorite candidate, Newt Gingrich. It's been

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The $23 million International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina is located at the site of a famous 1960 civil rights lunch counter protest. ...the more these important stories are told, the better we are at understanding who we are as

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Nuclear energy used to be seen as the wave of the future and the way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But last week, a utility in South Carolina decided to stop working on a major nuclear project there. It's a sign of th

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: People from across the country gathered this weekend in a small North Carolina manufacturing town to celebrate Bigfoot. The first-ever Bigfoot Festival in Marion, N.C., brought everyone out from Sasquatch skeptics to yeti e

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Saber-tooth died out, but another big cat survived. The puma may have been more able to adapt because its diet is more varied and includes small prey. The grizzly bear also lived through the post Ice Age changes and now thrives in North America. Once

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Hospitals at Risk in States that Opt Out of Key Obamacare Provision 关键州退出奥巴马医改条款 ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA Nearly half of all U.S. states are rejecting a key component of the new U.S. health care reform law popularly known as O

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US Textile Industry Grows With More Technology and Fewer Workers BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA After decades of decline, the U.S. textile and apparel industry is growing again and many factories are competing with low-wage operations in countries like C

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By Carol Pearson Washington 14 March 2007 watch Pearson report U.S. immigration reform and illegal immigration came up again and again during President Bush's tour of South and Central America. Some 12 million illegal immigrants live in the United St

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Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee quit the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination Tuesday after a series of disappointing finishes in the early nominating contests. Thompson's withdrawal comes as the remaining Republican cont

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By Kent Klein Washington 04 May 2008 Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are seeking crucial votes in Indiana and North Carolina, where primary elections will be held Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democrats in the in the small P

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In the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Barack Obama won a convincing victory Tuesday in the North Carolina primary. Rival Hillary Clinton claimed victory in a close race in Indiana. 美国民主党总统参选人奥巴马星期二在北卡罗莱纳州

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