LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Members of Congress will be returning to Washington tomorrow. And the Senate is scheduled to vote on Wilbur Ross's nomination as secretary of commerce. He's another billionaire. He promises to let go of most of his holdi

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Space Station Crew Conducts Maintenance Spacewalk 国际空间站宇航员将执行太空中的维修工作 The two International Space Station crewmen floated outside the complex Monday to perform so

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The military commander overseeing Thailand's largely Muslim southern provinces says security is improving as the army steps up efforts to win hearts and minds and end insurgent attacks. But as political analysts say the drop in violence may be tempor

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 January 2007 The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Army General David Petraeus to be the next coalition commander in Iraq, succeeding General George Casey. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Lt. Gen. Da

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 October 2006 In Bangladesh, the president has been sworn in as head of the country's interim government, after main political parties failed to agree on a candidate. But it is uncertain if the appointment will calm po

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington 27 February 2007 watch Iraq Micormanagement Democrats in the U.S. Congress have taken steps opposing President Bush's policies in Iraq, but have stopped short of binding legislation that would cut funding for the war. No

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 30 November 2006 Japan's Defense Agency is about to be upgraded to a full-fledged ministry. VOA's Steve Herman reports from Tokyo on the significance of the move. A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force tank during a drill at a range

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 January 2007 On the eve of his State of the Union Address, President Bush faces new resistance and other pressures from Congress to his plan to send more than 21,000 additional troops to Iraq. A new non-binding biparti

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Battered in the polls, British leader Gordon Brown has unveiled an urgent legislative plan to clear-up the political expenses scandal gripping the country. The disclosure during the past month of expense system abuse has rocked not only the ruling L

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Terrorism Fears Prompt Call for Restrictions on Publishing Virus Research 美国政府要求两期刊不公开H5N1病毒研究细节 The U.S. government has asked two scientific journals not to publish key details of a federally-funded experiment tha

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U.S. President Barack Obama says the nation's governors will be held accountable for money flowing into their states as part of his economic stimulus plan. The money should start arriving this week. President Barack Obama and VP Joe Biden before add

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 01 November 2007 A team of American nuclear experts has arrived in North Korea to begin disabling the country's main nuclear facility. North Korea appears on track to keep its promise to divulge and disable all its nuclear f

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 February 2007 General David Petraeus has taken over as commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, during a time that he called a decisive moment for the country's future. In an address at his official handover ceremony Saturday, Ge

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President Barack Obama announces James Clapper as his choice to oversee the nation's 16 spy agencies as director of national intelligence, 05 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the Defense Department's head of intelligence to oversee the

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 18 March 2008 Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, both sides have ex

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By Kari Barber Bensonville, Liberia 08 March 2008 As the world marks international women's day, health workers in Liberia are expressing concern about statistics on the deadly risks faced by pregnant women. A recent government study shows that more t

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By Mil Arcega Washington 30 September 2009 Robert Zoellick World Bank president Robert Zoellick says the U.S. dollar's role as the world's reserve currency may be diminishing as a result of the financial crisis. Although he says the dollar will rema

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Border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have again flared after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen accused Thai troops of entering his country. The confrontation follows talks between the foreign ministers of both countries over the land surround

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Indonesia for an Asian-African summit and activities commemorating the 1955 Bandung Conference. Xi Jinping is due to deliver a speech to the leaders' meeting in Jakarta where he's expected to lay-out though

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 05 October 2009 The President of Burkina Faso is in Guinea for talks with military leaders and their political opponents as part of a regional mediation effort following last week's killing of at least 157 demonstrators. Guine

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