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University Plans To Demolish Ronald Reagans Chicago Apartment Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan spent much of his life in California, but residents in the Midwestern state of Illinois note proudly that he was born and raised there. He spent a brief
Time again for StoryCorps, this oral history project collects interviews between everyday people talking about their lives. Today, a husband and a wife remember how they met. He was from Slovakia, she was from Wisconsin. A job brought them together.
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The Frick Collection (5th Avenue and E.70th Street) Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the Ameri
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By Parke Brewer Dortmund 27 June 2006 The game was barely underway when Brazil got on the scoreboard. In the fifth minute, veteran star forward Ronaldo received a well-timed pass that beat Ghana's offsides trap. He faked out Ghana's goalie Richard K
By Gary Thomas Washington 08 September 2006 watch Iran Sanction report European and Iranian officials are to meet Saturday to discuss the simmering nuclear issue. The United States, however, plans to continue to push for sanctions against Iran. As V
By David McAlary Was 16 August 2006 Artist's rendition of solar system There may soon be three new planets in our solar system. The expansion would be the result of a proposed new definition of what a planet is. The change is controversial, but if a
By Barry Newhouse Sheikhan, Iraq 19 February 2007 Iraq's northern Kurdistan region has been relatively free of the sectarian fighting that has crippled the rest of the country, but a rare attack by Sunni Kurds on a religious group called the has loca
By Paula Wolfson White House 30 May 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to support a massive expansion of his program to help AIDS patients in the developing world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. President Bush wears an
By Meredith Buel Washington 30 January 2007 A new report by an independent policy and research organization says Iraq is rapidly descending into an all-out civil war and urges U.S. officials to begin planning how to contain such a conflict to avoid w
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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2006 A key congressional Democrat says the Bush administration's nuclear accord with India lacks the support necessary to pass the U.S. Congress, and is offering a
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 June 2008 Japan says it is lifting some of the sanctions it imposed on North Korea following Pyongyang's nuclear test about two years ago. The announcement comes amid apparent progress in talks on the North's abduction of Japa
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 March 2007 A Russian arms deal with Syria has drawn a sharp protest from Israel. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is warning that the sale would strengthen radical elements in the Middle East