By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 30 June 2006 watch Border Security report Border security remains an issue of concern for the Bush administration. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the government is making much-needed progress. -

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch American Census report Census data collection was partially done door-to-door New census figures indicate that average household incomes in the United States are rising. But the country's poverty

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Education Report - Touring Colleges, Without Ever Leaving Home This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students who want an easy way to get information about a large number of colleges in the United States can visit a website like CampusTou

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By Crystal Park Washington, DC 20 January 2006 watch Baby Boomer report The eldest members of the baby boom generation turn 60 this year, but that doesn't mean they're slowing down. Today's middle-age

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 27 November 2006 watch Comedy Festival report Comedians from around the United States came to New York recently [Nov. 14-19] for the fourth annual Arab-American Comedy Festival. The event featured six nights of stand-

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By Kane Farabaugh New York, NY 17 August 2006 watch Sept 11 Archive report It started out as a call for footage of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. It turned into the largest collection of pictures, interviews, and videos of America's nat

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By Liu Enming Leesburg, Virginia 28 November 2006 watch Dodona Manor report In the quaint, historic town of Leesburg, in the eastern state of Virginia lies Dodona Manor, home to one of the most significant figures in the 20th century, a man who help

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 29 July 2006 In the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, which has seen little of the sectarian violence plaguing much of the rest of the country, doctors say they treat more people burned in household incidents than inju

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By Tendai Maphosa Harare 24 May 2006 In May 2005 the Zimbabwean government launched a blitz on informal businesses and unauthorized housing, making thousands homeless when their houses were razed. A year later some are still homeless, despite govern

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Lebanese NGO Collaborates with Religious Leaders to Combat Domestic Abuse Samah al Turk lives in a one-bedroom apartment with her four daughters, her mother and her sister. The oldest daughter is 12, the youngest, five. Their father is absent from th

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Florida Bluesman JJ Grey Heads Home with 'This River' Grey is a natural storyteller. His songs are inspired by people he grew up with and the rural swamplands of his childhood home near Jacksonville, Florida. His new album is named for a prominent fe

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) officials say camps for internally displaced people are beginning to sprout up across Iraq. This is happening, officials say, because communities in the country are closing their doors t

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington 15 March 2007 watch Fedynsky report Does the United States face a threat of homegrown radical Islamic terrorism? That is a question put to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at a Senate committee hearing o

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By David Gollust Washington 12 June 2008 A senior U.S. diplomat is en route back to Washington after talks with North Korean officials on the stalled six-party nuclear accord. North Korea has agreed to accelerate compliance with the disarmament deal

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 May 2007 In the West African nation of Senegal, fewer than 10 per cent of people have accounts at traditional banks. Such accounts have traditionally been seen as only for the very rich. But a growing network of branches ext

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President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to act swiftly to pass his massive economic recovery package, warning that every day of delay means more Americans lose their jobs, their savings and their homes. On the floor of U.S. Senate Thursday, De

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