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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 30 September 2007 The head of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency has praised Pakistan as a model for eradicating drug production. But, she says more cooperation is needed from neighboring Afghanistan where record-hi
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By Michael Bowman Washington 27 September 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied Sunday that a rift exists between the Obama administration and America's military commanders on how to proceed in Afghanistan. The secretary's remarks came aft
Petraeus Cites Progress, But Says Difficult, Uncertain Year Ahead in Afghanistan, Iraq The commander who oversees U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan says the training of Afghan security forces is being overhauled. General David Petraeus
The World Food Program provides food assistance to more than 600,000 food-insecure Burundians in a country of eight million people. WFP-Burundi Public Information Officer Marc Neilson says in order to gauge where there is need, WFP staff go out on fa
UNESCO Acts to Ensure Journalists' Safety UNESCO and its partners are focusing on enhancing safety and combating impunity for crimes committed against journalists. Last March, gunmen in Dar-es-Salaam attacked and beat Tanzanian editor Absalom Kibanda
A new U.S. commander took charge of international forces in Afghanistan. Marine General Joseph Dunford replaces General John Allen, who had been in the role since July 2011, making him the longest-serving commander of the International Security Assis
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Today's topics: New Software, Brunch, Oprah's Book Club, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, How to End a Letter or Email, Can vs. Can't Some words from today's podcast: brunch Oprah Winfrey bestselling A Million Little Pieces talk show memoirs civil rights
Today's topics: Feeling under the weather, Common abbreviations, Using initials, Now vs. right now Words: To catch a cold e.g. = for example i.e. = that is etc. = et cetera RSVP = please respond/reply FYI = for your information ASAP = as soon as poss
Topics: McJobs; Roberts Rules of Order; in for a dime, in for a dollar; a police officers beat, could versus would, center versus centre Words: McJob low-prestige advancement dead end to be regulated service industry turnover to polish McMansion coun
Topics: Famous authors: Maya Angelou; Universal Studios; wise versus savvy versus clever; delicatessen; to end up versus to wind up Words: cage racism highly acclaimed to ban honorary degree ritual lecture circuit studio theme park ride set fa?ade wi
Mr. Obama's focus on Afghanistan began during the 2008 presidential campaign when he visited the country for the first time Siri Nyrop and John Walker | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 President Obama's decision on a new strategy for Afghanistan was
Topics: American Authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and All the President's Men; Famous Songs Over There; to borrow versus to debit versus to lend versus to loan; using ago with since; ambivalence versus conflict Words: to cover implicated infor
Topics: American Authors - Erle Stanley Gardner and the Perry Mason TV Series; Boys Girls Clubs of America; who versus which versus that; It aint over till the fat lady sings; to go/be all in Words: detective self-taught pseudonym pulp magazine case
The United States Thursday suspended most of its aid program to Mauritania because of this week's military ouster of the elected government there. U.S. food aid to the north African state will continue. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Dep
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Topics: Famous Songs: Kumbaya; Crater Lake National Park; free time versus spare time; at the end versus in the end; booking versus reservation Words: spiritual to pass down campfire calming effect to sway crater volcano lodge rim trail indigenous pi
Topics: Ask an American: private gun ownership; north of; compulsory versus mandatory versus obligatory; mayday Words: semiautomatic round to ban outlawed to arm social issue law-abiding hunting high heels part of the equation north of compulsory man