ANNOUNCER: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. At the beginning of the twentieth century, American laborers often worked long hours for little pay. Many worked under extremely dangerous conditions. About five hundred thousand worker

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Unlikely Pair Find Solace in Traditional Chinese Music A Chinese musical program near Oakland, California's Chinatown has been offering a safe haven for children of working class Chinese American families. It's a place where students can spend free t

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Shoppers stand in line to pay for groceries at a privately-owned supermarket in Venezuela Combating malnutrition and making food more affordable are pillars of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' socialist program. Food prices have soared, however, ami

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Hi, I'm Carl A zuz, news out of South America leading off today's show. Hugo Chavez, the long time leader of Venezuela has died. Chavez was born in Venezuela in 1954, in 1998, he was elected president, the youngest one in Venezuela's history. He was

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Farm Workers Union Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Grape Strike By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Friday, September 30, 2005 I'm Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Economics Report.

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The woman accused of kidnapping a week-old baby is now charged with kidnapping and assaults. Shannon Torrez also known as Shannon Beck, is being held on one million dollars bond. Police say she kidnap

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1. The fourth man charged for the murder of Sean Taylor faced a judge today. Jason Mitchell told the judge he understood the charges he faces. Mitchell and three others are accused of breaking into Taylor's Florida home, surprising the football star

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There's still about a month ago went to the US election, but Venezuelans are making their choice between president President Hugo Chavez and its challenger Henrique Capriles. Chavez who has been in office near 14 years says he'll accept the outcome o

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Education Report - IB Program Aims to Form 'Students of the World' 教育报道 - IB课程旨在塑造世界学生 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 The International Baccalaureate Orga

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Government-sponsored political imagery abounds in the Venezuelan capital, where President Hugo Chavez constantly seeks to link his socialist program to ideals espoused by liberators, revolutionaries, and leftist icons from South America and beyond. T

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Venezuela sits on huge oil reserves, and oil wealth is powering President Hugo Chavez' drive to eradicate poverty and transform the country into a socialist haven. But critics accuse the government of mismanaging the state-owned petroleum industry. V

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US Senators Warn Latin America on Iran Ties Irans increasingly isolated regime retains friends in Latin America, most notably Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez had a stern message for the region. Unfortunately,

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Protests Grip Venezuela 抗议活动控制委内瑞拉 WASHINGTON Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro. The unrest is fed by det

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By Brian Wagner Caracas 11 December 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has vowed to press ahead with a set of socialist reforms despite the voters' rejection of a constitutional referendum on December 2. Opposition leaders say they hope to seize

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1. Vice President Joe Biden meets with the National Rifle Association today as the White House looks at ways to curb gun violence. Biden has promised urgent action in the wake of last month's elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. 2. Pre

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1. A winter storm is sparing the nation's capital from heavy snow. Federal offices were closed over predictions of up to 10 inches of snow. But only an inch or two fell in the DC area and most have melted as soon as it hit city streets. 2. A week of

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By Brian Wagner Miami, Florida 18 September 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (r) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is leading a new diplomatic effort to strengthen ties with a set of distant partne

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin receive military honors at the Presidential palace Miraflores in Caracas, 02 Apr 2010 Russia and Venezuela are forging closer ties. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a

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During the past decade, relations between China and Venezuela have grown from diplomatic formality to a close economic and political bond. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Simon Bolivar Airport in Cara

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The Federal Government is preparing for a fight with some states over its plan to increase school funding. It wants to give schools 14.5 billion dollars more over six years and is asking the states to chip in about a third of the cash. But Queensland

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