THE MAKING OF A NATION - American Foreign Policy in the 1930's STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue to discuss the events of the nineteen thirties

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US Presidential Candidates Offer Similar Foreign Policy Visions The presidential candidates offered similar visions of the U.S. role in global affairs during their final debate. America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a stro

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Thailand's new prime minister has been forced to delay his policy statement. PM Abhisit Vejjajiva' government is seen as invalid by supporters of former PM Thaksin (file photo) Up to 9,000 anti-government protesters besieged the main thoroughfares t

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 28 October 2007 First Lady Laura Bush is taking an increasingly public role on foreign policy matters - from the status of women in the Middle East, to repression in Burma. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson repor

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Technology Report - Google Faces Heat Over New Privacy Policy This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Google is preparing for changes in its privacy policy beginning March first. The company says it plans to replace more than sixty separat

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Iran and the United States have been going through what might be described as diplomatic mood swings. One minute, it seems as if the two countries are on the brink of war. The next, there seem to be small but perceptible policy shifts towards each o

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By Cindy Saine Washington 20 May 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain has attacked Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama on his Cuba policy. Speaking to a friendly Cuban-American audience in Miami, Senator McCain vowed to maintain a stric

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In the U.S. presidential race Wednesday, Democrat Barack Obama focused on a new direction in foreign policy, while his Republican opponent, John McCain, looked to make a comeback in the polls. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports on the pre

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Democrats Defend Obama's Foreign Policy The Republicans claim Democrats are ignoring the slaughter in Syria and not doing enough. Democrats countercharge that Republicans don't want to end the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and are apt to start wa

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Top US Foreign Policy Lawmaker Faces Tough Re-Election Primary Lugar is one of the longest serving lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and a key player in formulating American foreign policy. He is known for legislation promoting democracy overseas, curbing

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Burmese pro-democracy activists have welcomed the stated policy approach by the new Thai government and its call for political change in Burma ahead of Burma's general elections, scheduled for 2010. The Thai Government is also looking to other South

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Gorbachev's Foreign Policy Helps Bring Soviet Collapse December marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. In this second, of a two-part series, we examine how the foreign policy of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, cont

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Many Turks Concerned with Erdogan's Syria Policy There is discontent on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey's most metropolitan city. Government critics complain about the surge in the number of refugees from Syria and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent

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Taiwan's President: Phone Call With Trump 'Doesn't Mean A Policy Shift' RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Donald Trump is following through on his promise to disrupt the U.S.-China status quo. Last week, he became the first U.S. president or president-elect in al

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: It was 1981. A new Republican president with a background in the entertainment business was trying to jumpstart the U.S. economy out of a brutal recession. The president pushed tax cuts. Then his administration had to come up with

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By Barry Wood Washington 13 April 2008 Economic policy makers from all corners of the word ended their meeting in in Washington with a call for assistance to countries most affected by a recent sharp rise in food prices. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Wor

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By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse

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The new Lebanese government has finally agreed on a policy manifesto, after three weeks of bitter debate, allowing Hezbollah to keep its weapons and continue its self-proclaimed resistance to Israel to recover several disputed border territories. Fo

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Africa Policy Watchers Lose Hope in President Obama While walking onto the House floor to deliver his recent 2012 State of the Union speech, President Obama told U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta great job tonight. It was later explained the commen

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