Eight people died, including two Afghan staff members of the United Nations and at least one foreign soldier, while more than 50 other people were wounded, in the latest wave of Taliban violence around Kabul. The insurgents, who are vowing to disrup

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Three candidates in the Afghan presidential election, including incumbent President Hamid Karzai, have faced off in a nationally broadcast debate. It was the first time a sitting president has participated in such an election debate. An Afghan girl

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Top government officials responsible for security in Afghanistan say there is no way to ensure the Taliban will not be able to cause civilian casualties before the election or on the day of voting. Afghanistan's military is declaring a one-day unila

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Obama Hopes Charm Offensive Will Lead to Grand Bargain If you've come to Washington for a tour of the White House, you're out of luck. Because President Obama and Republicans in Congress could not agree on legislation to prevent automatic government

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伊利诺斯州议会候选人或将创造历史 The Illinois General Assembly's 40th District on Chicago's northwest side is the place Paul Sack calls home, even if he doesn't like the way he sees politics working locally. 虽然并不喜欢当地政治

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Outcome of Republican Primaries Key for Control of Congress 共和党初选结果事关国会控制权 BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Republicans in a number of U.S. states head to the polls in coming weeks to vote in primary elections to pick the party's c

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 05 October 2007 Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected requests to postpone Saturday's presidential election, but says the results will be kept secret until the court decides whether President Pervez Musharraf can legally r

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The 2016 presidential election was so much more than just a political race for Tom Forman. TOM FORMAN: It was the best reality TV show. Who knew how it was going to end? Constant elimination - a big field that got narrowed over th

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Broadcast on Coast to Coast: November 7, 2002 Rebroadcast on VOA News Now: November 10, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- slang and idioms in American politics. RS: Tuesday was Election Day, and Slangman Da

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 November 2007 All bets are off now in South Korea's presidential race. With just a little more than a month to go before the vote, a new independent candidate may draw support away from the former Seoul Mayor who, until now, ap

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By Andre de Nesnera Washingon 13 October 2006 Georgia's president hopes to steer his country toward the West, and diminish Russia's influence. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the intricate relationsh

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By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 22 November 2007 Presidential candidates have been confronting each other in a series of debates meant to give voters a sense of where each aspirant stands on critical issues. In this segment of How America Elects, V

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By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 04 January 2008 Georgia holds a snap presidential election on Saturday in which six candidates are challenging incumbent Mikhail Saakashvili, who is accused of rigging the process in his favor. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedyns

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By David Gollust Washington 22 October 2007 The State Department says the United States is making an all-out diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis spawned by cross-border attacks into Turkey by Iraq-based Kurdish PKK militants. Secretary of State Co

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New poll results indicate that U.S. voters are concerned with the financial crisis and it is having an impact on the presidential election campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone is mo

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Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg as he arrives at the Local Government Offices in London, 08 May 2010 Members of Britain's third party - the center-left Liberal Democrats - met privately Saturday as they considered a power-sharing

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1. Robin Williams widow says she is utterly heartbroken after the actor and comedians apparent suicide. Williams was found dead on Monday. 2. Secretary of State, John Kerry is urging Iraqs new leaders to quickly form an inclusive government after the

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Eight years after the terror strike on the United States, which prompted an invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, there are indications that the insurgents are continuing to widen their reach inside the country. Meanwhile, some high-ranking B

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 16 November 2007 Kenya's Electoral Commission has approved nine candidates for December's presidential contest. Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, where President Mwai Kibaki and top challenger Raila Odinga were among those pr

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Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. Diplomatic efforts, includi

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