A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: our guest is linguist Geoff Nunberg. He's been listening to how Americans debate issues, and there's a particular word he often finds they invoke: sensitivities. GEOFF NUNBERG: It'

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EXPLORATIONS -January 30, 2002: Population and the Environment By Cynthia Kirk VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Tod

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By Rosanne Skirble Washington DC 26 January 2006 Farmer herds flock of ducks Since the virus was identified in humans three years ago in China, 80 of the 150 people infected have died from the disease

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Downtown Art Walk Provides New View of Los Angeles Central Los Angeles is undergoing a renaissance - at least one night every month. It is both a party - and an artistic pilgrimage. One evening each month, nearly 50 downtown galleries open their door

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In an emotional visit to Tucson, Arizona late Wednesday, President Barack Obama has visited the wounded from last Saturday's mass shooting and with families of the six people killed. The president and first lady Michelle Obama attended a memorial hon

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2007 Syria says it has fired on intruding Israeli aircraft. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the incident points to tensions between the two regional powers that have been simmering for mon

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THIS IS AMERICA - Lessons in Small Business Survival CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Many small, family-owned businesses in the United States are strug

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The financial crisis that has gripped the United States has particular resonance for Asia, which was racked by its own financial crisis 11 years ago. Indeed, some of the root causes of the two crises are similar, which has sparked some concern in As

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A group of Darfurian refugees who recently fled the war in Sudan have gathered across the border in the northern Central African Republic. But rather than living in a displacement camp as is usually the case for refugees, they live on their own, in

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George Washington was born into a world where slavery was an accepted part of life. When his father died in 1743, Washington - at the age of 11 - inherited 10 slaves. When the nation's first president died in 1799, more than 300 slaves lived in quart

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 February 2008 As President Bush visits Ghana during his six-day tour of five African nations, some Ghanaians say they hope his visit will mean increased aid and more trade with the United States. Naomi Schwarz has more from

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 February 2008 Thousands of Israelis have rallied in small town that has been the target of Palestinian rockets. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Israeli government is facing mounting public press

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今天我们要学的词是survival。 Survival, 是幸存的意思。大家都知道,适者生存,在英语里就是 Survival of the fittest, 美国总统布什星期三抵达以色列访问。与此同时,Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 April 2007 Watch Corner Kitchen report According to most poverty indicators, almost half the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is living on less than one dollar a day. One Senegalese food stand owner shows how far a dollar goe

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By Scott Stearns Washington 07 July 2007 President Bush says he will veto domestic spending bills if opposition Democrats want to spend more money than he is asking for. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president

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By Paul Sisco Washington 22 October 2007 Twenty college and university teams from around the world competed inthe recentSolar Decathlon that is held every two years in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Energy Department sponsors the event, and this year's wi

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Damascus Wednesday, in the first visit to Syria by a Western head of state in five years. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the visit marks a change in French foreign policy and an effort to bring Syria back

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 07 January 2008 Kenya's main opposition party has canceled planned nationwide protests, saying it wants to give international mediation a chance to resolve a post-election dispute that plunged the east African country into chaos

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 04 April 2007 The top U.S. envoy for final status talks on the Serbian province of Kosovo says he fully supports the U.N.-administered region's independence, under supervision of the international community. VOA's Stephanie

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U.S. President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting Monday using an unusual venue - the YouTube Internet Web site. He took questions submitted via e-mail and video during and following his State of the Union address last week. The president has enga

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