The line to get into the movie was very long. Violet sat in the booth and sold the tickets as fast as she could. Everyone seemed to have brought bagfuls of donations. What a wonderful idea! one woman said. How kind of you to support the food pantry,

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Benny dipped a thick slice of fresh bread into his stew. He was still holding the football that the coach had given to him after the game. Benny, Grandfather said. Why dont you go put your football in your room? I need to carry the football everywher

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EU Delays Turkey Accession Talks, Disapproves Of Protest Crackdown The EU had planned to breathe new life into Turkey's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Talks were due to start Wednesday on opening a new chapter in the accession process. But the crack

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary propose: suggest Great Seal of the US: a presidential stamp placed on federal documents in the US illustration: drawing vain: overly admiring of oneself invader: an unwelcome person who tries to enter or take over a region by

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Kurdish Gains in Syria Rattle Turkey Climbing up to his fourth-floor balcony, Mehmet Bervan, a Kurd from Ceylanpinar in southeast Turkey, has a frontline view of the conflict playing out in Syria. His house lies close enough to the border fence to sh

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Syrian Refugee Camps in Turkey Strained, Over Crowded Bab al-Salama Camp on Syria's border with Turkey. In the past month the number of Syrians waiting to cross into Turkey here has grown from a few hundred people to more than 6,000. The Turkish gove

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The European Union said Turkey must normalize relations with Cyprus if it is to realize its ambition to join the powerful bloc. Turkey still refuses to open ports and airports to Greek Cypriot air and sea traffic, or officially recognize the Republic

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Turkey Protests Symptomatic of Deeper Problems Fires burned in central Istanbul as police moved to clear Taksim Square, the focal point of the protests. The move further angered the activists, who have vowed not to back down. And they seem to be gain

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Turkey's Authoritarian Moves Irk Western Allies The Turkish government has been defiant in the face of criticism at home and abroad for its raids targeting opposition media. The European Union on Monday expressed dismay after President Recep Tayyip E

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BALLADE DES GROS DINDONS) UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing in French). RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: That's an excerpt from a piece that in English translates to Ballad Of The Fat Turkeys. It's by the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier. And it

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After suffering defeat in last year's general election to the Islamic rooted AK party, Turkey's main Kurdish party is turning to religion in its battle to re-establish itself as the region's main political power. But there are concerns about the dir

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By David Gollust Washington 22 October 2007 The State Department says the United States is making an all-out diplomatic effort to defuse the crisis spawned by cross-border attacks into Turkey by Iraq-based Kurdish PKK militants. Secretary of State Co

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 03 January 2008 In southern Turkey, an explosion has killed at least five people and injured 70. The explosion occurred in the main city in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of the country, where Turkey accuses rebels from

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By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which

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By Sonja Pace Istanbul 02 November 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks in Ankara today (Friday) with Turkish leaders on how to counter Kurdish rebels, who've been launching attacks in southeastern Turkey from bases inside Iraq. Ric

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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says talks concerning Iran's nuclear program are likely to be held in Turkey. Javier Solana (file photo) EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told a group of reporters that talks between world power

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 12 November 2009 Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies. This past weekend, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said at a meeting in

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By Dorian Jones Ankara 15 October 2009 The European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership says Ankara has improved its handling of human rights issues and the Kurdish minority. But it says that a lot more work needs to be done fo

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Next week, the NBA is putting on its big London game. The New York Knicks take on the Washington Wizards. But Enes Kanter of the Knicks won't be there. Mr. Kanter is Turkish and an outspoken critic of Turkish President Erdogan. He

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 October 2007 With Turkey threatening to launch a military incursion against Kurdish separatist bases of the Kurdish workers party in Northern Iraq, Ankara is at the center of intense diplomatic activity. Iraq's vice presid

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