'Paterson': A Love Poem To Poetry, From Director Jim Jarmusch ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Director Jim Jarmusch treats cities like characters in his films. He did that with New Orleans in Down By Law and Memphis in Mystery Train. Jarmusch's latest film, Pater

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By Parke Brewer Munich 13 June 2006 Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich Twelve different cities are hosting the 2006 World Cup football finals in Germany. Of those 12, nine had existing stadiums undergo reconstruction for the month-long tournament, whil

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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist Knaan, And answer a listener question about the nations capital, Washington, D.C. ... But first, we report about a rec

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World Bank Searches for New Leadership Nominations to replace Robert Zoellick, the latest in a long line of Americans to head the World Bank, are not being made public until top bank officials cut the list down to only three names. That will probably

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Colonial Ties Cloud Debate Over French Intervention in Mali On a back street of the Paris suburb Montreuil lies the Foyer Bara, home to dozens of Malians who have emigrated to the former colonial power. Here you can get everything from a hot lunch to

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before Barack Obama became president, he was a community organizer on Chicago's south side Long before Barack Obama came to Washington as a U.S. senator, then won election as the first African-American president of the United States, he was a communi

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It's Christmas time in Washington. For hundreds of families in the nation's capital and beyond, that means attending a production of the Christmas Revels. The Revels, festive Christmas productions featuring traditional songs and dances, have been aro

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The Mount Vernon Estate in the southern U.S. state of Virginia is one of the most beloved historical landmarks in the United States. Every year, about one million people visit the home of America's first president, George Washington, who led the coun

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Little Big Town's trademark four-part harmony is the common thread through the latest album The Reason Why. The group four members share lead vocals on the album's 12 tracks. Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook forme

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An official of the Democratic Party of Japan announces that Prime Minister Naoto Kan has won the party leadership post. Mr. Kan won 721 votes in Tuesday's election, compared with Ichiro Ozawa's 491 ballots. Since the DPJ controls the lower house of J

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Two aid workers, in Central African Republic were taken at gunpoint on Sunday from the town of Birao, a few kilometers from the borders of Chad and Sudan. The kidnappings are the latest in a string of attacks on international aid workers. Kate Thoma

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Mali Residents Wary As French Troops Withdraw French military patrols roll through Gao's neighborhoods like clockwork. It is textbook counterinsurgency. Residents say it is reassuring. But they are leaving. The French have done most of the heavy lift

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Employee: Welcome to Grubway. What can I get for you? Jared: Im still deciding. Im trying to lose weight and I hear that eating a sandwich for lunch every day will help me do that. Do you guys have a BLT or a club ? Employee: We dont have a BLT, but

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 23 November 2007 The political landscape in Namibia has been unsettled by the defection of several senior leaders of the ruling SWAPO party to form an opposition party. The split comes as longtime SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma pr

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 December 2007 The chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has been ousted in a move criticized by anti-corruption campaigners. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that R

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今天我们要学的词是clinch。 Clinch, 是最终赢得的意思。The company clinched the contract for land development, 意思是这家公司赢得了开发土地的合约。The sixth grader clinched the top spot in the county's spelling bee

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By Anita Elash Paris 10 April 2007 The first round in the campaign for a new French president is in its final phase with candidates broadcasting their official campaign messages. Anita Elash reports from Paris. The 12 candidates in this race have bee

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Chris: What are you doing? Lets get into the hot lunch line. Sybil: See this lunchbox? My mom made me brown-bag it today. She says that the lunches served at school arent nutritious enough. Chris: That sucks. What did she make you? Sybil: A salad. Ch

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今天我们要学的词是punch line。 Punch line, 讲笑话里最关键的一句话,相当于相声里的抖包袱。今年的美式足球超级杯得主是匹兹堡钢人队。然而,失败者亚利桑那红雀队虽败犹荣。 The Arizona C

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Shandy: Oh, that player just hit my boyfriend! Did you see that? That was definitely a penalty. Giuseppe: No, I didnt. I was watching the goalie. The referee isnt doing anything. Shandy: I cant believe it. Why isnt the coach talking to that referee?

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