By Jim Malone Washington 31 August 2007 Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee will officially enter the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next Thursday, ending months of anticipation about a bid for the White House. Thompson

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Media-Savvy Militants Lure Foreigners for 'Holy War' in Somalia With sophisticated graphics - and shot in high quality - this is a video produced by the media arm of al-Shabab called Inspire the Believers. The footage cuts to a man sitting on a beach

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Jean Thackeray can't forget her brief encounter with a German prisoner-of-war in Utah Time now for StoryCorps, this project has been traveling around the country recording everyday Americans talking about their lives. Today, a story from World War I

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 23 February 2006 watch Piano for Kenya report A former Olympic hopeful working in a piano store in Seattle, Washington is helping create much-needed jobs in Kenya. How?

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By David Byrd Miami 04 February 2007 While the National Football League's Super Bowl is about the game, it is a culinary event as well. This week in Miami, several restaurants are featuring Super Bowl specials to cater to fans in town to see the game

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 17 April 2007 Virginia Tech is mourning its dead as the university and the nation learn more about the 23-year-old student behind the worst mass shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Cho Seun

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By Brian Padden Blacksburg, Virginia 19 April 2007 In the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the residents of the Blacksburg, Virginia are visibly shaken. Virginia Tech University is located in this rural town about four hours

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 November 2006 President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize Rebels advancing in the Central African Republic say they want talks with the government, but President Francois Bozize has refused. Mr. Bozize is rec

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 January 2006 Nepalese journalists shouted slogans during a demonstration against the royal government on a street in Katmandu (File photo - Nov. 28, 2005) Global media

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President Obama has lifted restrictions on the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells. Some researchers are already making progress using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which entails no controversy since there is no dest

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By Sonja Pace London 21 February 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced a withdrawal of 1,600 British troops from Iraq in the months to come, reducing total British troop strength to 5,500. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister a

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By David Gollust State Department 27 July 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to decide Friday whether to pay a return trip to the Middle East to try to help broker a durable cease-fire in the Lebanon conflict. The Secretary has been consult

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Arab League Finds Limits to Pressure on Syria The Arab League meets again Saturday to deal with Syria's broken pledge to end a crackdown on anti-government protesters. But, there are limits to external pressure. Pressure is building on the Arab Leagu

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By David Gollust State Department 06 June 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz discussed Syria, and the Iranian nuclear program, in a meeting Wednesday that opened an annual bilateral strategic d

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Beginners. Doreen is a neighbor of mine. She also happens to be a good friend. She lives just three houses away. We joke that my children have adopted her as another grandma. My two youngest children go and visit her all the time, and she makes sure

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By Marissa Melton Washington 20 January 2007 New York Senator Hillary Clinton has announced she has taken the first step toward a run for the presidency in 2008. VOA's Marissa Melton reports. Senator Hillary Clinton announces opening presidential ex

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 October 2006 Syria has rejected an Israeli invitation for a summit meeting in Jerusalem. There is little hope of reviving Israeli-Syrian peace talks following the war in Lebanon. Shimon Peres Syria turned down an invita

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By Lisa Schlein Khartoum 06 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says new peace negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the four-year-old conflict in Darfur will start October 27 in Libya. Ban made this announcement at the end of talks

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By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 12 June 2007 Obesity is a worldwide problem. Researchers have still not come up with the perfect diet or pill to help those who need to lose weight keep it off. The latest drug to show some promise is a synthetic hor

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 05 June 2007 Pakistani journalists hold oil torches as they march towards presidency during rally to condemn crackdown against media, in Islamabad, 04 June 2007 Pakistani journalists and media rights activists are lashing o

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