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The first day of Syrian peace talks ended with frank assessment by UN negotiators Lakhdar Brahimi we have achieved much. NPRs Deborah Amos reports from Geneva, the warring sides in Syria sat down for the first direct talks today though continue tomor

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Today we are gonna wrap up our series on the falling US dollar. It has lost about thirty percent of its value over the last few years, and that has many economists and politicians worried as we've heard over the last couple of days. The dollar's fall

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VOA标准英语2011--Syrian-American Activists Fearful for Re

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美国呼吁乌干达营造公平公正选举环境 Democracy is critical to Africa's future. 民主对非洲的未来而言至关重要。 But if democracy is to take root and flourish, specific conditions must be met. 但如果民主想要在那里生

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last week's special congressional election in Montana got national attention for more than the issues. A journalist has called for police to investigate Republican Greg Gianforte for assaulting him, an encounter captured in a rec

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Dennis: Oh, why did I let my temper get the best of me ? I never should have said those things to the new client! Nora: Dont freak out . Im sure you didnt do any damage that cant be rectified . Its true that, in retrospect , you probably shouldnt hav

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2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Dominates Early Phase of US 2008 President

By Jim Malone Washington 14 March 2007 The war in Iraq continues to dominate the early phase of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington. The differences over Iraq among presidential contende

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By Nina-Maria Potts Paris, France 14 April 2006 watch French Riots report Following the rioting by disadvantaged young people in France last fall, the French government tried to institute a law making

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 July 2007 Price control measures introduced by the Zimbabwe government this month are already having widespread negative repercussions, with many locally owned enterprises already considering closure. But as Pet

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Today the increasingly bitter presidential campaign was suspended. The two political rivals bowed their heads at a makeshift memorial in the pit at Ground Zero. Earlier at 8:46 in the morning, the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center 7 yea

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Iraq Syrian report The Syrian ambassador to Washington says his country is interested in talks about stabilizing Iraq, but not if the United States dictates the terms. The Syrian envoy spoke at

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Indian government officials say the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team demonstrates Pakistan needs to do more to confront terrorism and proves India's decision was correct not to send its own sportsmen across the border. Sri Lankan officials and pla

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 02 April 2008 In Zimbabwe, the opposition says it defeated President Robert Mugabe and his party in last Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections. But the ruling party has rejected the claim saying it was not bas

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By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 12 October 2009 The Iranian government is rejecting Western pressure to move quickly on disclosing information about its nuclear program. At the same time, it is facing renewed opposition from candidates in the June preside

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