By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 12 July 2007 The House of Representatives has approved a resolution calling for the withdrawal of most U.S. combat forces from Iraq by April of 2008. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, action by the Democratic-controlled House b

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After hanging their jackets on the coat tree by the door, the Aldens struggled out of their boots and went looking for Mrs. McGregor. They found her in the living room. She was sitting in the green satin chair by the window. At her feet was a wicker

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如果大家看过英国著名选秀节目The X Factor2007年第四季度的比赛,一定会对Same Difference这对组合印象深刻。Sean和Sarah Smith这对亲兄妹用他们无可复制的活力激情征服了全场观众同时也最终获得了评委的认可。哥哥Sean1985年出生,比妹妹Sarah大三岁,17岁的Sean为了

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By Greg Flakus St. Joseph, Missouri 27 March 2008 April 3 is an important date in the Midwestern city of St. Joseph, Missouri because two historic events happened there on that day, 22 years apart. One involved a short-lived, but thrilling chapter in

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By Roger Hsu Savannah, Georgia 27 March 2008 The bestselling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is based on a true story of murder in the southern city of Savannah, Georgia. Hollywood turned it into a movie - making the crime's location, a

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 September 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation to strengthen economic sanctions against Iran over its support for terrorist groups and refusal to halt uranium enrichment. VOA's Dan Robinson

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By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 November 2007 A powerful explosion at an entrance to the Philippine House of Representatives has killed at least two people, including a Philippine lawmaker, and injured several others. Douglas Bakshian has more from Man

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The House of Representatives is approaching a crucial vote expected Friday on Senate-passed legislation aimed at rescuing the U.S. financial markets. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where congressional leaders from both parties are wor

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 28 November 2007 Japan's upper house of parliament has approved a bill that would stop the country's air force transport mission in Iraq. It is the latest clash between the opposition party and the government over Japan's ro

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 02 April 2008 The House of Representatives has approved bipartisan legislation by a vote of 308 to 116 to provide $50 billion over the next five years for U.S. efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS around the world, and f

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By Scott Stearns White House 09 October 2007 The White House says it is concerned by the leak of a private security firm's eavesdropping on al-Qaida communications. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the company's chief says the dis

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By Dan Robinson Washington 11 July 2007 Sara Taylor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, 11 Jul 2007 The dismissal of federal prosecutors, and President Bush's commuting of the jail sentence of a former Whit

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 October 2007 The speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, says a resolution approved by a House committee this week characterizing the World War I-era killings of tens of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman

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By Scott Stearns White House 13 March 2008 President Bush says he will veto a terrorist-surveillance bill that contains provisions added by opposition Democrats in the House of Representatives, because he says the bill as written would undermine nati

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By Scott Stearns White House 11 July 2007 President Bush has re-opened a newly renovated press briefing room at the White House. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns was there. President Bush cuts the ribbon in a ceremony for the James S. Brad

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By Scott Stearns White House 12 March 2008 The White House is criticizing Egypt for arresting opposition politicians before local elections next month. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino say

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The White Rabbit's House It was not the Mouse. It was the White Rabbit. He was looking everywhere, and she heard him saying, The Duchess! The Duchess! She'll be so angry! Oh, where are they? Where did they fall?Alice knew that he was looking for the

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By Paula Wolfson White House 06 February 2008 The White House is defending the use of the interrogation technique known as waterboarding in certain, rare circumstances when suspects are believed to have knowledge of an imminent threat. VOA's Paula Wo

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 March 2008 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Democrat-crafted foreign intelligence surveillance law that contains provisions strongly opposed by President Bush. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hi

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