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President Bush Visits Jacksonville, Florida, Discusses Trade Policy THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Please be seated. Thank you for the warm welcome. It's nice to be back in J-ville. (Applause.) It's an interesting place to come, isn't it?
Northern Portugal is known for its black grapes used in the production of world-renowned sweet port wine. Dry soil and high altitude mean fewer grapes. But also a high concentration of sugar in the grapes exposed to the Sun on steep slopes. Port wine
My wife and I bought a vacation package and we thought that it included everything. We should have double- checked that it included airport transfer to our hotel as well. Hindsight is 20/20, they say. My wife wanted to take a taxi, but I nixed that i
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 21 June 2007 Government and industry officials say America's crowded airways are becoming more so. The technology exists to make air travel safer, and energy efficient, but so far efforts to improve the situation are mo
By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United States for talks with President George W. Bush aimed at easing tensions between their two countries. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the meetings are taki
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 June 2007 Russia strongly opposes Washington's plan to introduce a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the proposal, which will
Two converted fishing boats set sail from Cyprus Friday carrying about 40 activists from 14 countries to see if they can get into Gaza, which has been sealed off from all but humanitarian supplies since Hamas militants seized control there last year
Study Looks at Role Airports Play in Spread of Disease, Pandemics Airports and planes move more than only people. They have also transported diseases such as influenza, SARS, and turburculosis. Yatta Montrell is flying to Hong Kong and Malaysia from
Romney Presidential Bid Hinges on Winning Conservative Support In U.S. politics, voters in the Midwestern state of Iowa begin the presidential selection process January 3 with the Iowa caucuses. Seven Republican contenders will vie for support as Iow
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
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The U.S. government is racing to meet today's court-ordered deadline to reunite migrant families. Children were separated from their parents at the border to discourage other illegal crossings. But the federal government has ackn
By David Gollust State Department 05 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went to Congress Wednesday to defend the Bush administration's nuclear accord with India, which she said is a
19 August 2007 Nigeria Nigerian troops are continuing their crackdown on gangsters in Port Harcourt, the main oil city in the southeastern Rivers State. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that residents are terrified at the prospect of more violence.
By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 14 July 2006 The U.N. mission in Haiti says three U.N. peacekeepers have been injured in a clash with gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The latest violence comes a week after gang violence claimed the lives of more than
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 11 January 2006 U.S. Military Police officers from the 164th company stand guard during a patrol in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan (File photo) A new survey in Afghanis
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 04 July 2006 Militants patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo - Feb. 24, 2006) Ethnic militants fighting for local control over Nigeria's oil wealth have threatened to attack the police in Rivers s
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 January 2008 Nigeria's main militant group in the oil-producing Niger Delta says it plans more attacks on the military in a renewed onslaught on Africa's largest oil industry. Gilbert da Costa has more for VOA in this rep
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 January 2007 The United Nations is suspending technical support for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The elections are being boycotted by one of the country's two main political alliances. As Anajana Pasricha re
A new law in the southern state of Georgia has set the stage for a court dispute over whether guns should be allowed at the nation's busiest airport. Mike Cooper reports for VOA from Atlanta on the disagreement over where firearms can be carried. Ha
By Paula Wolfson White House 21 May 2007 The situation in Afghanistan dominated talks between President Bush and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Bush family ranch in Texas. VOA's Paula Wolfson, reports the president wants NATO to