By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 January 2007 The top leaders of the new Democratic-led U.S. Congress are urging President Bush not to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Their comments, in a letter to the president Friday, come as Mr. Bush i

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By David Gollust Washington 14 February 2007 The Bush administration said Wednesday it plans to accept at least 7,000 Iraqi refugees for resettlement in the United States this year, and to step up funding to the U.N. refugee agency. The announcement

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 April 2006 President Bush delivers remarks on the global war on terror at the John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washing

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 April 2007 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have sealed one of the world's largest two-nation free trade agreements. If the deal can overcome hurdles on the legislative front, it may dramatically increase trade between the two

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With four days left in the U.S. presidential campaign, Republican John McCain is mounting a furious last minute bid to overtake Democrat Barack Obama in the polls. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports on the final days of the 2008 race for

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 11 December 2006 President Bush, left, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to members of media following their meeting at State Department in Washington, 11 Dec 2006 President Bush has begun three days o

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Iraq's electoral commission has announced the preliminary results of last weekend's provincial elections, amid some accusations of irregularities and voting fraud. The Iraqi army and security forces, however, say that they will maintain order despit

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By Dan Robinson 07 September 2006 Lawmakers in the Senate have been holding a lengthy debate on the war in Iraq, with majority Republicans supporting President Bush, and Democrats calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. VOA

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By Scott Stearns Washington 11 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is sending more troops to Iraq as part of what he says will be a new way forward. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns looks at the president's changing approach to the co

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By Efam Dovi Accra 13 July 2006 Africa Trade Union leaders say they will work for policies to protect the rights of members living with HIV/AIDS. At a three day meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the African chapter of Union Network Internationa

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 March 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted to consider a Democratic Party-sponsored resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. The 89 to 9 vote occurred after opposition Republicans blocked two previous attempts to debat

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By Jim Malone Washington 11 July 2006 Opposition Democrats hope to seize control of one or both chambers of the U.S. Congress in the November mid-term elections, in large part because of voter dismay over the situation in Iraq. In the first of a two

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16 June 2006 Hoshyar Zebari Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says the role of Iraq's neighbors is key to bringing stability to his nation. But he says that, so far, most of them have not been very helpful. The Iraqi foreign minister made his co

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 13 February 2008 The chief negotiator for the rebel Lord's Resistance Army has denied reports that rebels from the group are heading toward the Central African Republic. The ongoing peace process with the Ugandan government ha

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By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 14 December 2006 A senior U.S. senator visiting Baghdad is calling for more American troops to help stem sectarian violence in Iraq. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from the Iraqi capital. Sen. John McCain talks to reporte

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling for reconciliation with former Saddam Hussein supporters, during a tribal reconciliation conference in Baghdad. Those adversaries who stand in the way of cooperation, he says, must be eliminated. Nouri

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 July 2007 Iraq's National Security Adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie expressed concern about a migration of terrorists from Iraq into Arab countries and Europe. He also said he would not be surprised if those involved in the th

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Iraq's northern Kurdish region offers security and stability that is hard to find elsewhere in the country. It also offers historic sites, high-end hotels, amusement parks, and striking mountains and valleys. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports on the regi

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By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2007 Paul Bremer The former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has testified before a congressional oversight committee investigating how more than eight billion dollars in Iraqi development fun

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By Scott Stearns White House 12 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers begin debate on reforming the nation's immigration laws in the coming week. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bush wants bipartisan action on immigration reform whil

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