RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A case before the Supreme Court today could parse when it's OK to put limits on free speech. It started when a man who went to a city council meeting in Florida complained about local politicians and got arrested for it. His name

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A bi-partisan group including two former U.S. Senators and the wife of Republican hopeful John McCain are in Rwanda to witness some of the successful development projects taking place there. Thomas Rippe reports from Kigali. Cindy McCain and John Po

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 23 May 2006 As Ivory Coast prepares to play in its first football World Cup, many in the war-divided country are pinning their hopes of peace on the sport. Politicians recently o

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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 22 August 2006 A Russian passenger plane carrying at least 170 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and Russian officials said all aboard are feared dead . The aircraft, registered to St. Petersburg-based Pulkovo airlines, wa

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 26 June 2007 Police in Kenya are reportedly investigating possible links between politicians and an armed youth group discovered last week undergoing military training in a forest near the coastal city of Mombasa. The police bel

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 August 2007 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is pushing for international cooperation to enhance India's nuclear energy capability. His remarks come amid a political furor over a controversial civilian nuclear ene

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2008 Politicians are scrambling to keep the European Union treaty alive after Irish voters rejected the charter in a referendum last Thursday. European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg, while President Nicolas Sarkozy

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Senegal Turns Away from French in Boost to Democracy Senegal, once considered a francophone cradle in West Africa, is now increasingly turning from French to the local Wolof language. Scholars say this is a boost for democracy, but also a problem in

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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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Political opponents of Mauritania's military government say they will demonstrate against plans for new elections in June. The military says it will not allow unauthorized protests. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (File) Now

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US Motorists Fume, Politicians Bicker Over High Fuel Prices During the past month, gasoline prices have risen 20 percent or more in some parts of the country, draining drivers wallets as they fill up their gas tanks. It is very disturbing. It is very

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Global Politics Shaken By Social Media By his own admission, Beppe Grillo tries hard not to look like a politician. But his '5-star Movement' took 25 percent of the vote at the Italian elections last month - the highest share for a single party. Addr

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Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area Four months ago, Tuz Khormatu, a sleepy town 80 kilometers southeast of Kirkuk, became the new frontline between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and the central government. Political tensions over

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Imagine an election-year Iowa State Fair but in the center of Paris. You know, instead of fried butter, you've got fried escargot. That is the scene in Paris now. And NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that, much like the Iowa fair,

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Microsoft is announcing a new effort to connect more people to the Internet - not people far away in the so-called emerging markets, where other American tech giants have built Internet balloons and drones. Instead, Microsoft is

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East London Still Waiting for Olympics Legacy 伦敦人期待看到奥运收益的到来 LONDON London is marking the first anniversary of what were widely hailed as very successful Olympic Games. Officials say the promised long-term benefits from th

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2006 President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during a meeting of the People's Democratic Party in Abuja, May 18, 2006 Some of Nigeria's leading opposition groups are critic

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 June 2007 Women politicians in West Africa are trying to follow the lead of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to reach high elected positions, but many are finding it difficult. VOA's Nico Colombant has covered recen

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By Dan Robinson Washington 18 September 2009 Ayad Allawi (file photo) Iraqi officials testifying before a committee of Congress have urged the United States to be cautious in how it withdraws military forces from their country. Iraqi Prime Minister

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Voters in Netherlands Prepare for General Elections, Debate Role in Afghanistan Dutch voters go the polls Wednesday to elect a new government. The issue of immigration is playing high in the campaign, with the far-right 'Dutch Freedom Party' expected

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