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After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

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Indias sex ratio is getting worse. The trend can be reversed. 印度的性别比例扭曲越加严重，这个趋势能够逆转 THE news from Indias 2011 census is almost all heartening. Literacy is up; life expectancy is up;family size is stabilisi

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By Paula Wolfson White House 18 May 2006 President Bush went to the southern U.S. border with Mexico Thursday to make the case for immigration reform. Mr. Bush met with Border Patrol agents and Nation

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By Paula Wolfson Guatemala City 12 March 2007 President Bush says he is hopeful there can be U.S. congressional action by August on immigration reform. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the controversial issue dominated his talks in Guatemala City with Gu

China cuts its reserve ratio again

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The People's Bank of China says the economy is still facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, the global financial market has shown major fluctuations recently. Therefore, the central bank has concluded that it's necessary to apply flexible monetary poli

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Among Morocco's poor, few are more destitute and disenfranchised than the estimated 15,000 sub-Saharan Africans who've become stranded there on their way to Europe. Ignored by Moroccans, rejected by the government, the migrants have few allies. In th

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