9-YearOld Politician 9岁小政客 The battle over Social Security has been joined by an unusual lobbyist, a 9-year-old boy from Texas (George Bushs hometown), who has agreed to travel around supporting President Bushs proposal. The boy, Noah McCullo

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is visiting Tehran, Friday to meet with top Iranian leaders. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani, during official welcome ceremony in Tehran, 27 Feb. 2009

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Dierks Bentley Takes Listeners 'Home' The title track to Home recently became the ninth Number One Country single of Bentley's career. The 36-year-old Arizona native was performing in Australia when he got the news. Its been so cool to see fans react

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Superhero Thwarts Evil Nazi Plot in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Acomic book super hero whose exploits began in the 1940's is back as one of this year's big action movies. Here's a look at Captain America: The First Avenger. General Patton ha

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By Efam Dovi Accra 26 October 2006 In Ghana, former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied allegations he is planning a coup. Ghana's current president made the accusation this week at a campaign rally. Relations between Ghana President John Kufuo

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 11 September 2006 In public ceremonies and private reflections across the nation, and much of the world, people observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001, terroris

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 01 May 2006 Militants of the far-right National Front party, holding French flags march in Paris More than a million people rallied in traditional May Day rallies across Eu

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The opposition candidate in Ghana's presidential election has a narrow lead over the ruling party candidate with more than 85 percent of districts reporting. But final results are not expected until Tuesday. With official returns in from more than 2

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US Mormons Say They are Misunderstood Despite Romney Candidacy It is story time at the Cook home. Two-year-old Tristan gets his work-weary father Dave Cook to read him one book after another before going to bed. As Dave and his wife Andrea sit on the

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President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou

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Ghana's outgoing president, John Kufuor,who steps down on Wednesday, says future heads of state should have their terms extended to five years in office instead of the current four. Ghana's President John Kufuor (File) In his final state of the nati

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Iraq War Casualties Remembered at Illinois Memorial The legacy of the war in Iraq, one of the longest conflicts fought by the U.S. military, has yet to be measured. The cost of that war is visible at a memorial in the midwestern state of Illinois. To

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Lebanese Children Learn Abbreviated National History Syrian forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29-year occupation. A series of popular uprisings preceded the withdrawal, culminating in one demonstration which brought an estimated one millio

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Obama, Romney Support for Israel Reassures Jewish Voters Patriotic songs set the mood in a small theater in South Florida's affluent Palm Beach County where residents gathered to watch the presidential debate. Many here are Jewish-Americans, a small

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VOA标准英语2011--First Day After Revolution is Reason to Party For Libyan Students Libyans went about their normal business Monday, the first day after the official end of their revolution, which overthrew Moammar Gadhaffi after 42 years of one-m

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Ukraine Schools Resume Classes, Donate to Government Forces 乌克兰学校恢复上课 学生为政府军队捐款 KYIV A new school year has started in Ukraine but thousands of children in the war-torn east are unable to attend because of ongoing c

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By Jim Malone Washington 13 January 2006 President Bush continued his efforts this week to rebuild public support for his handling of Iraq with speeches this week in Washington and Kentucky. But, thos

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Early returns from the presidential election in Zambia indicate opposition leader Michael Sata is ahead with 44 percent of the vote while Acting President Rupiah Banda trails with 34 percent. But observers say that with results in from nearly one-ha

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By Jeff Swicord Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Mourners report Current and past presidents, dignitaries, and foreign leaders gathered at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday to pay tribute to former President Gerald Ford. Mourners lined the

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 19 October 2007 The Kurdish region of Iraq is dominated by two pro-American secular parties -- the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party. A third party, the Islamic Union of Kurdistan, advocates a

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