President Trump has gotten personal in a new tweeting tirade against James Comey calling him quote a slimeball, a leaker and a liar and the worst FBI director in history by far. Comey meanwhile is also speaking out. I dont know whether the current pr

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FIFA新主席因凡蒂诺希望重塑FIFA形象 携手走进新时代 Gianni Infantino won with a majority in the second round of voting-gaining 115 votes from the representatives of 209 nations. He pledged to rebuild the scandal-hit organization. 詹尼

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1. Can you play the piano? Yes, but not very well. 2. How about the guitar? (I can play) a little. 3. Can Billy ride a bike? No, he can't. He's too young. 4. Does Abby speak Mandarin? Yes, she speaks very well. 5. Do you sing? Not really. I have no t

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There's a significant change ahead for the U.S. House of Representatives and that's the first story we're explaining this Thursday on CNN 10. Since 2015, Paul Ryan, a Republican from the state of Wisconsin, has led the House of Representatives as Hou

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 October 2006 Ban Ki-Moon The U.N. General Assembly has formally approved the nomination of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as the world body's next secretary-general. He takes office January 1. The appro

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By Linda Cashdan Washington 27 December 2006 Former President Gerald Ford is dead at the age of 93. Mr. Ford had been in declining health this year, battling pneumonia and undergoing two heart procedures. He suffered a mild stroke in 2000. The 38th

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 December 2006 Joseph Kabila reviews the troops at the start of his inaugural ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, 6 Dec. 2006 Thirty-five-year-old Joseph Kabila has been sworn-in as the newly elected post-war p

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U.S. Republicans have elected the first African-American to head their party's national committee. Top Republicans from around the country chose former Maryland Lieutenant-Governor Michael Steele to be the next chairman of the Republican National Co

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 21 January 2008 Thailand has an elected parliament this week for the first time since 2006, the year former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed in a military coup. The new parliament includes many Thaksin allies, ind

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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 25 May 2008 Former Lebanese army chief Michel Suleiman was sworn in as the country's new President Sunday, following a long-delayed vote in parliament. His election brings an end to the political crisis that has paralyzed

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Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda have won non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. They will serve two-year terms beginning in January. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more on Friday's elec

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been re-elected in a vote boycotted by some opposition parties who were upset by changes to the electoral law allowing him to run for a third consecutive term. Algerian Pres. Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves as

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US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination The number of Muslims living in America has increased by two-thirds since the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 11 years ago. Many emigrated here and they live with discrimination from some

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Hispanic Voters Could Play Key Role in US Election Luis Torres and Willie Fernandez run a Houston company that does completion work on construction projects. But when it comes to politics, they differ, with Fernandez being more critical of President

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Donald Trump won white, working-class voters by a bigger margin than any Republican presidential candidate in modern history. Cultural and economic grievances were a big part of that. A new survey by NPR, the Robert Wood John

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 May 2006 Former Communist Giorgio Napolitano has been elected Italy's new head of state. His election paves the way for the winner of general elections last month, Roman

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2006 US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has compared Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the Nazi leader Adolph Hitler, sa

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By Peter Heinlein New York 07 November 2006 Panama's Ambassador Dr. Ricardo Arias votes in UN General Assembly, November 7, 2006 Panama has been elected to a U.N. Security Council seat that had been the object of a bitter battle between Venezuela an

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 June 2007 Women politicians in West Africa are trying to follow the lead of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to reach high elected positions, but many are finding it difficult. VOA's Nico Colombant has covered recen

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I was absent at last months meeting, so imagine my surprise when I found out that I had been elected the committees secretary ! As part of my duties, I have to take minutes at each meeting. Taking minutes means I have to pay attention and try my best

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