W ake up, lazybones! You can't sleep allafternoon! said a friendly voice. Jack's eyes shot open. Oh, no! he thought. Whattime is it? He sat up and looked around. The seals were gone. Standing over Jack and Anniewas a barefoot boy with a happy, freckl

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George wore a pair of blue shorts around the house. They were old, faded, and ugly, but they were comfortable. And when you are at home, you want to be comfortable. It wouldn't be called Home, Sweet Home if you didn't feel comfortable there. But when

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This week marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that deposed Saddam Hussein and established a fledgling democracy, but also unleashed political, ethnic and sectarian tensions that caused years of devastating violence. As the a

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 November 2006 Pierre Gemayel was the scion of a Lebanese political dynasty founded by his grandfather in 1936. It has figured prominently in Lebanese politics for nearly seven decades. Pierre Gemayel The assassination of

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By Kari Barber Dakar 02 December 2006 This year marks 40 years since the sport of surfing was introduced in Senegal. The country first gained the attention of the surf world with the 1966 surfing documentary The Endless Summer. In the following deca

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 December 2006 Representatives from eight Central and West African countries are meeting in Mali this week for training on preventing yellow fever. This highly contagious disease, which had been virtually eliminated in the 195

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 July 2007 A recent survey has found that some 27 percent of South Africans are dissatisfied with services delivered at the local government level, a finding born out by ever more frequent protests across many areas

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By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 19 April 2006 A police personnel stands next to a car that was burnt during a demonstration against King Gyanendra in Kathmandu Diplomatic efforts to stop Nepal from fallin

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Lion Bones Used for Phony Aphrodisiacs A new ad campaign is underway in South Africa to stop the countrys lion bone trade. Lions are killed so their bones can be used to make fake aphrodisiacs and traditional medicines. The demand for the bones is gr

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Pentagon's Electromagnetic Gun Awaits Use Marines stage a scene that has become more frequent for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The mock protesters are harmlessly dispersed with a high-tech device. It is called the Active Denial System. Using an electr

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Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes Sophia Martelly, the wife of Haiti's new president, Michel Martelly, is juggling the care of four children and a change of lifestyle from when she was simply the wife of a popular musician, her husband's pre

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Libyan NTC Fighters Pause in Battle for Key Town Fighters for Libya's provisional authorities say they have surrounded key areas still held by forces loyal to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. At a checkpoint north of Bani Walid, there appears to be a l

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ElderlyDriversCauseMoreDeadlyCrashesthanTeens The very old may not be Public Enemy Number 1, but they are killing people as never before. People on Americas streets and highways. According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, the fatality rate for

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Now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace that their people deserve. - US President Barack Obama President Barack Obama says Israelis and Palestinians must seize the opportunity for achieving a lasting peace presented by

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists announced today that they have figured out the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., a few years ago. Twelve people died. This was at the start of the city's water crisis. And the problem was a l

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have said this more than once this week. After James Comey's firing, there are still more questions than there are answers. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is still asking, why now. Our co-host, Steve Inskeep, sat dow

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A florist in Delhi, India fell to his death after he was attacked by a gang of monkeys. He was on his balcony watering his plants. Three monkeys, which usually were friendly beggars, sat on his balcony railing and watched. They were hoping that he wo

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 January 2007 Bluesman Mark Hummel hasn't taken a vacation in years. He's too busy touring and making records. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Hummel's also the founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Blues

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Talks Preview Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program officially open Monday in Beijing but expectations are reported to be low that a breakthrough can be achieved. The talks -- which

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Javier: I saw Terry cozying up to you this morning. What was that about? Floriane: He was just offering me some advice on my first proposal. Javier: Sure, he was. What were his true intentions? Floriane: I think he was being upfront about wanting to

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