President Donald Trump will give his first speech to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. He is expected to discuss his plan to increase military spending by nearly 10 percent, or $54 billion, offset by equal cuts in non-defense spending. The cuts will like

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Are Violent Games Linked to Violent Crimes? As video game images become increasingly more realistic and graphic, policy makers are debating if there is a link between the violence depicted in those games and violence in real life. A 20-year-old gunma

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. The stock market crash of nineteen twenty-nine marked the beginning of the worst economic crisis in Americ

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As Annan Resigns, UN Condemns Violence in Syria This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution on Syria. But it does not require any actions a

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THIS IS AMERICA - Kids, Before the Age of TV There Was a Funny Thing Called Radio STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we bring you some

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. When did the problems begin between the United States and Iran? Many Iranians say it was nineteen fifty-three. That year the United States supported the military overthrow of Mohammed Mossadeq. He was the n

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Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing Naqibullah, a shopkeeper on so-called electronic street in Kabul, sells TVs and DVD players Over the past 10 years under the Karzai government, I would say 85 percent of people are using TVs, DVD

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GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on the show today - ideas about transparency. So just think about your bosses for a second. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, OFFICE SPACE) GARY COLE: (As Bill Lumbergh) I'm going to need you to go

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Leonardo DiCaprio is a movie heartthrob and award-winning Hollywood actor. He shot to fame for his role in Titanic in 1997. He has also starred in many other successful movies. DiCaprio is known for his environmentalist activities. He flies on commer

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - November 29, 2002: Native American Music and Movies / Question About Thanksgiving HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC --VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug J

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ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Supermarkets Face Growing Competition By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, October 21, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Supermarkets are big st

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Supporters say the System of Rice Intensification can double productivity of irrigated rice. But others say there is no proof that S.R.I. is better than the best of conventional methods. Transcript of radio broadcast: 07 July 2008 This is the VOA Sp

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 The United States Department of Agriculture has given farmers permission to plant genetically engineered sugar beets with some conditions. A USDA age

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who won the most votes in the March 29 presidential poll, has pulled out of the second round of voting due Friday. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare that Mr. Tsvangirai said he cannot take part in the

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By Carolyn Weaver New York 02 May 2007 Some of the oldest and most striking Christian art in existence is now on view in New York at the Museum of Biblical Art. Visitors to Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum said they were fas

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 October 2007 Voters in Togo started lining up at dawn Sunday to participate in a landmark election that presents the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say this year's vote promises to be the country's first

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With Togo elections set for March 4, the former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo recently landed in the West African country as head of the African Union's mission to monitor the vote. The most recent presidential election in Togo resulted in vio

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress would never give up its control over raising the federal government's debt limit to enhance U.S. fiscal sustainability, John Boehner, speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, said here on Thursday.

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Obama, Congress to Continue Negotiations on 'Fiscal Cliff' U.S. President Barack Obama will resume negotiations with congressional leaders later this month to try to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Obama is on

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a spending bill to fund the federal government through September. The last-minute agreement was reached nearly a week ago after intense negotiations between the White House and Congress, slashing $38.5 bil

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