LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: During the Obama administration, there were hundreds of bills introduced in state legislatures that tried to limit LGBTQ rights. But most didn't go anywhere. Now there are renewed efforts on the state level to pass so-ca

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By Deborah Tate Washington 07 November 2006 President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walk out of the Crawford Fire Station after casting their votes Americans are casting their ballots in midterm elections that have been shaped by widespread dissati

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By Scott Stearns White House 16 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke for nearly an hour Friday about improving security in Baghdad. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. In a se

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 27 January 2007 The U.S. military now says some American soldiers were abducted and killed in a recent raid by insurgents wearing U.S.-style uniforms. The sophisticated attack hit a command post in the Iraqi city of Karbala a w

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Record numbers of Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting - more than 28 million people in 34 of the 50 states. Election statistics and a new opinion survey show that registered Democrats are turning out to vote early in far greate

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As voters in Indonesia prepare to go to the polls Thursday, Islamic political parties are struggling to retain support. But traditional Islamic values are still strong. Election officials prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to polling stations in

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California Sunday Assembly Offers Church for Atheists 美国无神论者的团体活动 LOS ANGELES Growing numbers of Americans have no religious affiliation. Some call themselves skeptics or atheists, and others say they are spiritual, not religiou

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Journalists Demand Release of Colleagues Detained in Egypt :埃及记者要求释放被捕同事 WASHINGTON Journalists around the world are expressing outrage at Egyptian authorities for detaining several journalists and charging them with terrorist

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In this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss a scientific way to choose the perfect date movie. Don: Okay, Yael, if you were me, would you take your date to a violent action flick or a romantic movie? Yael: A romance, of course. D: Well, there migh

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By Brian Padden Turin, Italy 15 February 2006 watch Olympic Sponsors report Visibility for CocaCola, one of the corporate sponsors of the Olympics Much of the over $4 billion in revenue taken in by th

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By Peter Fedynsky / Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 07 November 2006 watch Election Day report Voting is underway in the United States in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Bush. The balloting will determine if Mr. Bush's Repu

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D: OK, Yael, if you were me, would you take your date to a violent action flick, or a romantic movie? Y: A romance, of course. D: There might be some scientific basis for why romantic movies make for good dates. In one study, participants were asked

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