Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities in Africa. In addition to providing employment, agriculture has the potential to transform African societies through the increased export of produce to Western markets. Many agree that tran

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates indicated Thursday he might be receptive if his new commander in Afghanistan asks for more troops, but he is still concerned that having too many foreign forces in the country could alienate its people. Defense Se

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A: I really like this beautiful apartment! B: Thank you. Do you have any further questions? A: Yes, I was wondering about safety features. B: Yes, what are your concerns? A: How about fire alarms and escape routes? B: Every apartment has its own smok

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Today's topics: Cats, Maps, Health Care in the US, Johnny Cash, Song Lyrics, Use of as if, Getting Your Ya-Yas. Vocabulary in this podcast: putting to sleep meow (cat sound) Medicare Medicaid elderly uninsured diabled low income Walk the Line Golden

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Topics: Famous Authors: Laura Ingalls Wilder; college secret societies; no one versus nobody versus anybody; Do you feel as though...?; rent versus lease Words: pioneer homesteader deed to draw on (ones) experiences prairie drought rerun skull to tap

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Topics: Dates for dogs, Me, too!, Something 101, Im game, to hover over, travel vs. trip vs. journey, up to vs. until, Word up! Words: to bound into play date a dog of (something) to be pampered empty-nesters Me, too! (Something) 101 to be game to ho

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Topics: Spring Break, Movie Ratings in the US, Stay tuned, Frightened vs. Afraid, Customer vs. Consumer Words: rowdy resorts Cancun Mazatlan Easter binge drinking motion picture MPAA G = General PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Parents Strongly Caution

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Topics: Easter bunny, Income Tax Day, immigration protests in the US, actually, zero vs. nil, to be on your last legs, third straight time, despite versus in spite of. Words: Lent rabbit mall secular to deduct 1040 to prepare tax returns Benjamin Fra

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Topics: New movie by Spike Lee, Ice Age, how Americans buy groceries, Catch 22, can vs. to be able to, no longer, period vs. bottom line, freak on a leash Words: Inside Man Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee movie) bank heist bank teller to stick up a ban

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Topics: Illinois, checks and bills, periods and full stops, April Fools Day, just vs. only, to make up ones mind, in the eye of the beholder, behind vs. beyond, MIA, for vs. on my part, pronouncing sheep/ship, feet/fit Words: clip Lake Michigan Windy

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Topics: High school musicals, what a woman looks for in a man, to drive your point home, to call the shots, pilot TV shows, to be debt-ridden, to be in charge, on behalf of Words: drama hit musical crew backdrop theater set to dim scene cast fundrais

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Topics: Online dating, Pulitzer Prize winners, sitting duck, pronouncing cheap vs. chip and thank vs. tank, to cross your fingers Words: stigma matchmaker lucrative to fill out a survey skeptical to wink specialty speed dating to hurry to blink execu

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Topics: Earth Day, Dr. Seuss books, pronouncing sin, sing, hit, heat, and hate; about six oclock versus around six oclock; What I wouldnt give versus What I would give; I couldnt care less versus I could care less Words: to observe activist grassroot

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Topics: Airport X-ray machines, Guinness Book of World Records, to be under siege, to run like butter, girlfriends, to trade up Words: checkpoint to scan pat-down metal detector privacy strip search wand to go off reference books brewery to compile h

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Topics: Ask an American: College Life in the US, all but, specialty vs. speciality, to cut someone off, Dont be a, moonshine, to cut someone off Words: class size roughly As a matter of fact vast majority ghetto arena military base student loans to p

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Topics: In the News: pretexting, stay the course, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, if thats anything to go by, color vs. hue, contribute vs. attribute, the die is cast Words: pretextting stay the course to mock satire parody political pundit lo

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Topics: Current Movies: Stomp the Yard and Dreamgirls, vibe, sick vs. ill. vs. cold, to hold someones hand vs. to hold onto someone Words: to stomp to clap dance steps cohesion pride to open Motown vibe sick ill cold to hold (someones) hand to hold o

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Topics: Ask an American: Roswell, New Mexico; holiday versus vacation, arbitrator versus referee versus umpire, Ay, caramba! Words: aliens Army base to cover up to carry out UFO flying saucer hospitality top to endure conclusive holiday vacation arbi

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Topics: Ellis Island; The Rat Pack; lots of versus a lot of; sleep versus asleep, wake versus awake, rise versus arise; alpha male Words: immigration to undergo inspection unsanitary family tree pop culture desegregation impromptu to sell out to rule

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Topics: Ask an American: Sleep-deprived teenagers; to buy versus to purchase versus to acquire; to burn the candle at both ends; Lets versus shall we? versus why dont we? Words: out of it period to stay awake sleep-deprived cranky depression astonish

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