Doing Pro Bono Work Claire: Welcome to the firm. Are you getting the hang of things here? Jack: I am. I worked in another firm for two years before coming here, so I have some experience under my belt. But let me ask you one thing: Is the firm seriou

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Ed Yeranian Lebanese Army troops and riot police have fired on a crowd of stone-throwing demonstrators in a suburb of Beirut. Lebanese television stations are reporting three people were killed and a

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Broadcast: Jan 26, 2003 The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2003, with former Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen and former Kansas City Coach Hank Stram leading the class. The cla

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At one of the largest mosques in the United States, Muslim leaders are trying to create a safe haven for young people to learn Islam's lessons about peace. Laurel Bowman | Washington, DC 18 December 2009 Muslim leaders are trying to create a safe hav

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Pro-tobacco Forces Still Strong in Many Countries A study that compiled data on three billion tobacco users worldwide, including thousands of face to face interviews, shows that global tobacco use is greatly influenced by the pro-tobacco lobby. The s

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A legislation in the country's parliament to set the minimum age for marriage at 17 has been languishing for a year Heather Murdock | Sanaa 01 February 2010 In many parts of Yemen, it is customary to marry girls as young as 10-years old. About a year

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A new study suggests vaccinating children against disease first could help protect the surrounding community. Related Links Full Article Scientists have long believed that immunizing some members of a community against a disease would protect the ent

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ConservationistsTryingtoSave,ReproduceEndangeredFrogs Forty percent of all the frogs in the world are in danger of extinction, according to the Smithsonian Institution. Pollution, pesticides, climate change and now a fungus are taking a toll on this

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Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway Metro officials had raised concerns that this ad could incite violence especially after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. The ad reads: In any war between the civilized man and the sava

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now some good news, especially for babies around the world. Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment for a common infection. It could save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. The treatment com

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, so that takes care of getting your present to you. But what about making it look just right? Take a tip from a pro - getting those nice crisp folded edges on your package is key. MIA CANADA: I crease everything. STEVE

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - More From Less: America's Highly Productive Farms By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. At one time, th

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By David Gollust Top Brazilian officials told U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday that country has nothing to hide on its nuclear program, despite a conflict over access by U.N. inspectors to

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By Carol Pearson Washington 18 September 2007 A lot of studies have examined adult sleep problems, such as sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke. But now researchers are looking at problems that children, even infants, can

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For the second time in three days, police in Mauritania have used clubs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators calling for the re-instatement of the country's president, who was deposed in a military coup d'etat. The crackdown has heightened tension

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By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv, Ukraine 13 November 2007 Ukraine has been experiencing impressive economic growth for most of this decade, despite political turmoil at the highest levels of government. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Ukrain

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By Lisa Schlein N'Djamena, Chad 07 September 2007 Before meeting Chadian President Idriss Deby, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told journalists he would discuss a proposal to deploy thousands of European Union troops and U.N. police officers to h

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今天我们要学的词是pro-life。 Pro-life意思是反对妇女有堕胎的选择权。Pro-life的对立面是 pro-choice,支持妇女的堕胎权。美国总统奥巴马不久前在圣母大学发表毕业演讲。Hundreds of pro-life activis

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Afghanistan's defense minister on Sunday said the Pentagon has pledged to take steps to reduce civilian casualties from aerial attacks against insurgents in the country. A strategic review of the war will also be conducted as Afghanistan gets permis

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Anti-government protesters have ended their occupation of the airports in Bangkok after a court ruling removed Thailand's prime minister. But as Ron Corben reports from the Thai capital, the political outlook remains clouded, because of concerns ove

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