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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Clerk: Can I help you, Ma'am? Shirley: I need a phone card for this new cell phone. Clerk: Cool phone. What kind of phone card do you want? Shirley: It's for my daughter who is still a senior high school student. Clerk: Then the M-Zone will be suitab

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By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 29 November 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for a second five-year term, a day after he kept his promise to step down as army chief. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad, addressing the nation in a televis

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 11 January 2006 Despite growing international pressure, Burma's military government has postponed a visit by a special representative of Southeast Asian nations to discuss its pl

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 February 2007 Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Vilsack and other Democratic contenders have been overshadowed so

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By Michael Bowman Washington 23 January 2008 Amid continued global market turmoil, the U.S. Congress' top economic forecaster says he believes the United States is entering a period of slow growth, but that the country will avoid a recession. VOA's M

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 December 2007 Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is declaring that he's in good health four days after he was admitted to a Nairobi hospital with bronchitis and his health forced him to skip out on a meeting with U.S. Secr

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VOA,标准英语,suicide attack,Africa,By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 January 2006 A suspected suicide bomb blast Monday evening killed at least 20 people and injured more than 30 others in an Afghan border town. It was the third suicide at

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Right now under the Affordable Care Act, people with pre-existing conditions have a lot of protections. But the House bill passed last week leaves a lot of those provisions up to state politics. Bram Sable-Smith of member station

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 January 2007 Tensions are running high in Somalia's capital Wednesday following a U.S. air strike on al-Qaida hideouts in the south and a statement by the interim president that ousted Islamist leaders should be punished

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By Liu Enming San Francisco, California 04 September 2007 Pipe picks up sounds created by waves At the tip of a tiny peninsula near San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Bridge stands the Wave Organ, a work of art that allows people to listen to mu

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By VOA News 10 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the United States will pause in its drive for U.N. Security Council action against Iran. The break would all

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By Jim Malone Manchester, New Hampshire 08 January 2008 Unusually warm winter weather and intense interest are fueling a strong turnout of voters in the Northeastern state of New Hampshire in the first presidential primary of the 2008 election year.

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 November 2007 After nine days of crippling national transportation strikes France appeared to be returning to normal Friday amid negotiations between labor unions and government officials. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports that

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 07 May 2007 Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament, following two failed attempts to get its foreign minis

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The State Department confirms that Iran could enter negotiations on its nuclear program without initially meeting the demand of the United States and other major powers that it suspend its uranium enrichment program. U.S. officials say they are amen

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 August 2006 The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress Thursday that militants are trying to push Iraq into civil war, but he also said he believes the Iraqi government and military can prevent that if

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 December 2006 Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana casts his ballot in Antananarivo, 3 Dec 2006 In Madagascar, preliminary returns from Sunday's presidential election show the incumbent in the lead. International obse

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By Mona Ghuneim New York 02 April 2008 One of the art world's most controversial exhibits takes place every two years at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The Whitney Biennial showcases the visions of contemporary artists working i

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By Paula Wolfson Singapore 16 November 2006 President Bush says the United States must stay engaged in Asia to boost prosperity and security around the Pacific Rim. In a speech kicking off a three-nation visit to Southeast Asia, the president focuse

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