U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 16 months is one of the options currently being studied at the Pentagon. US Sec. of Defense Robert Gates (left) with Joint Chiefs Chai

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Ghana Voters Weigh Options Ahead of National Polls Ongoing debate in the media and elsewhere suggests that Ghanaians will no longer accept the opinions of political leaders without question. Eric Adjei, a retired politician, said the days when people

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By Scott Stearns White House 16 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush continues to consider options for what he says will be a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, a bipartisan panel of senior officials is

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Back now with The Day to Day. The world's richest man, the founder of Microsoft, plans to gradually step away from his company's everyday operations. The man of course, Bill Gates, Microsoft's next major goal is to try to go after the online music bu

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By Nico Colombant Abuja 24 April 2007 Opposition leaders, lawmakers and pro-democracy activists in Nigeria are mulling options on how to contest results from this month's fraud-filled and ruling-party dominated state and federal elections. Many of th

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By Michael Bowman Washington 22 January 2006 High-ranking senators from both U.S. political parties say there are no easy answers when it comes to dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, but that the p

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There has been a strong show of support for the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, where tens-of-thousands of supporters rallied Sunday. The demonstration comes amid growing tension with Israel. Palestinian supporters of Hamas attend a rally in Gaz

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Thai Clinic Is One of the Few Health Care Options for Burmese Refugees Along Thailands border with Burma, tens of thousands of refuges have few health-care options. At one key clinic, health care workers offer advice for expectant mothers, dental eme

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US Closely Monitors Iraq Violence but has Few Options 美国密切关注伊拉克暴力 President Barack Obama and his advisers are keeping a close watch on Iraq, where government forces are confronting al-Qaida-linked militants. Washington is sendin

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Domestic Politics Limits Obama's Options on Syria As civil war continues to rage in Syria, the Obama administration is trying to confirm its belief that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. President Obama has repea

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US: All Options on Table in Ukraine 美国:乌克兰危机的所有解决方案都在谈判桌上 The crisis in Ukraine is consuming Washingtons attention, with the Obama administration issuing stark warnings to Russia over its seizure of Crimea, whi

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, and President Trump have been trading threats and personal insults. It's even gotten to who has the bigger nuclear button. Now, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense insist that despite that,

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Betsy DeVos has spent much of her career and her own money trying to create alternatives to public schools that aren't giving students the education they need. Donald Trump has tapped her to lead the Department of Education. And

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How did they ever publish this book? Did they read it before they published it? Did they ever hear of Spell Check? He couldn't believe that they charged $70 for the book. He had circled all the errors with a red pen. So he couldn't return the book. H

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The Obama administration says it will consider putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and is pressing for a U.N. resolution authorizing the boarding of North Korean ships to search for nuclear materials. Sec. of State H

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Washington Week: Focus on Syria 本周华盛顿关注叙利亚使用化学武器问题 Washington is focused on a possible U.S. response to evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria. U.S. naval forces have moved closer to Syria, and the Obama adminis

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 19 July 2006 Turkey's prime minister says his military is moving forward in drafting plans for sending forces into northern Iraq to clear out Kurdish rebel bases, but added that officials are also holding talks with t

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 March 2008 The U.N. Security Council is looking at options, proposed by the secretary general, for stabilizing Somalia. They include the possibility of sending a U.N. peacekeeping force to that country to take ov

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By Sean Maroney Washington 09 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says his administration is reviewing the bipartisan report issued this past week on the situation in Iraq, and will seriously consider its recommendations. VOA's Sean Maroney rep

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