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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 26 April 2006 watch New Orleans Jazz report New Orleans is recognized as the place where the music called “jazz” had its birth, around a century ago. It is also the site
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By Jim Fry Washington, DC 27 February 2007 watch Bush Governors report U.S. governors who are meeting in Washington, DC this week say they are worried Iraq war deployments have depleted the readiness of their state National Guard units. President Bu
By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea
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By Jennifer Glasse London 24 September 2009 A sign seen, at the entrance to St Thomas' Hospital, part of the National Health Service, in London, 14 Aug 2009 As the United States debates health-care reform, VOA is looking at health-care services arou
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By Anita Elash Paris 18 April 2007 In France, questions about immigration and national identity have taken center stage in the campaign leading up to this weekend's first round of voting for president. The debate started when conservative candidate a