Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga will help us talk about three punctuation marks: one you undoubtedly know how to use, another you possibly misuse, and yet another youve likely never used. If youve ever wondered when to favor paren

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Recess Appointments, Willie Nelson and the Appeal of NASCAR By Dave Maiocco, Dana Demange,... Broadcast: Friday, August 19, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Spec

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All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

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All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

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Fifteen years ago, a September day that began like any other became one of the darkest in our nation's history. 十五年前九月的一天,如同平常的日子却成为我们国家历史上最黑暗的一天。 The Twin Towers were reduced to rub

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Jay was born to ride. Just after learning to walk, he got his first tricycle. A year later he was on a bicycle with training wheels. At the age of five he was a skilled bicyclist, able to jump off ramps and fly through the air. His father made sure h

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1. Its election-day with mayor races around the country. They include governors races in Virginia and New Jersey, and mayoral contests in some Americas biggest cities like New York, Los Angeles and Boston. 2. President Obama says US businesses are lo

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By Brian Wagner Greenville, South Carolina 20 January 2008 Senator John McCain claimed victory Saturday in the key Republican primary in South Carolina, while Hillary Clinton won a Democratic caucus in Nevada. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote resu

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Going Deaf, Sound Expert Races to Finish His Life's Work Higher stakes For Hempton, it started with an experience familiar to many people, having to keep asking, What? What did you say? Then the stakes got higher. I was laying in bed in the springtim

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's Shrove Tuesday on the Christian calendar, the last day to indulge before the beginning of Lent. So in New Orleans, people are celebrating Mardi Gras. In Brazil and elsewhere, it's Carnival. The British do things differently.

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A young British Formula One racing driver has made history by breaking records for the best ever debut for a newcomer to the F1 drivers championship. Lewis Hamilton is just 22 years old and has competed in only five F1 Grand Prix races, but is the on

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The Munich Oktoberfest is the biggest public festival in the world and will be held in 2003 for the 170th time. Each year, the Oktoberfest is attended by around 6 million visitors, who drink around 5 million liters of beer and consume over 200,000 pa

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The World Rowing Championships started today at Lake Karapiro on the Waikato River. This is the first time in 32 years that New Zealand has held this event. 50 countries have sent teams to compete during the eight days of the championships. There are

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By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 September 2007 As it seeks to reduce the dangers faced by American troops in Iraq, the U.S. military is turning to technology originally devised by the apartheid-era government of South Africa to counter similar threats

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Poll worker Melanie Withey attaches I voted stickers to a box at a polling station during elections in San Diego California, 8 Jun 2010 Voters are going to the polls in 12 U.S. states to choose candidates in party primary elections. Activists in both

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Nick Page. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 This week, skilled sports players ar

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 Time seems to slow down during the r

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Topics: Monster truck shows and races; blue jeans and Levi Strauss, to be up against the wall, liability versus responsibility, pronouncing either Words: monster pickup truck destructive to crush track obstacle freestyle to root blue jeans (or jeans)

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THIRTY-TWO This would happen: I, knowing beforehand that matters would never be allowed to reach a dangerous point, should have challenged a man in order to cover myself with false glamour. That would be dishonest, it would be false, it would be dece

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