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By Jim Malone Washington 30 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama sought to regain his political footing Wednesday in the U.S. presidential campaign, one day after denouncing his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 February 2007 Thailand is backing new efforts to stem illegal trade in wildlife in Southeast Asia. The campaign was given the go-ahead by Thai Prime Minister at a ceremony in Bangkok close to markets where trade in exotic wi
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 26 September 2007 As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues his controversial visit to the United States, Iran has emerged as a major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Leading candidates for the p
Obama Begins Re-Election Campaign Mr. Obamas first campaign rally was at Ohio State University in Columbus. He urged those who supported him four years ago to do so again. We will finish what we started. We are still fired up. We are still ready to g
Campaign Aims to Help End Childhood HIV Infections A new campaigns been launched to help eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015. Its called Believe it, Do it. Its estimated nearly 400,000 children become infected with the AIDS virus ever
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the United States Supreme Court. The president chose a woman who, if confirmed, will become the first justice of Hispan
Former US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Misspending Campaign Money The former Chicago-area congressman walked into federal court Wednesday and pled guilty to criminal charges of misusing $750,000 dollars in campaign funds. Jackson, who served in the H
By Kari Barber Dakar 30 October 2007 Health workers in Liberia say it has been difficult to battle leprosy in the country and treat those who have it, because of the stigma associated with the disease. It has long been a local belief that the illnes
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Campaign report The first fundraising period, from January 1 to March 31 of the 2008 U.S. presidential race, ended with a flurry of appearances, phone calls and e-mail asking for last minute campaig
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 March 2006 Israel's election campaign began on Tuesday with different parties unveiling their campaign ads, and the candidates stepping up attacks against each other. VOA's
By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 November 2007 Both major parties in Australia's federal election officially launched their campaigns this week. The government of conservative Prime Minister John Howard is promising voters massive tax cuts if it wins the Nov
By Jim Malone Washington 05 May 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are making a final push for support on the eve of Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 November 2006 Sudanese Red Crescent employee vaccinates a boy against polio in Kalma Camp near southern Darfur (File photo) The ministries of health in both northern and southern Sudan, backed by the U.N. children's fund, t
President-elect Barack Obama has named his one-time political rival, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, as his secretary of state. Clinton is expected to resign her Senate seat to prepare to lead U.S. foreign policy in the latest chapter in he
The UN Children's Fund is leading a campaign to get thousands of children displaced by the war in Georgia back to school. UNICEF says getting children, who are traumatized by war back into a structured school program, will help them regain their sen
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 August 2007 The government of Niger and the International Organization for Migration have launched an information campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of irregular migration in order to better prevent it. The c
By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 December 2007 South Koreans are just hours away from heading to the polls to elect a president. It is not the most suspenseful of votes - the conservative front-runner has been assumed to be the easy winner for weeks. However,
The UN Children's Fund, in partnership with diaper-maker Pampers, is launching a global campaign to eliminate tetanus by 2012. UNICEF reports the disease kills about 140,000 newborn infants and 30,000 mothers every year in the poorest countries in t
By Cindy Saine Washington 08 February 2008 Republican Senator John McCain is campaigning in Virginia today, after receiving a big boost Thursday when his main rival for the presidential nomination, former Governor Mitt Romney suspended his campaign.
By Jim Fry Washington 18 December 2007 It has only happened twice in the last century in the race for president of the United States. There are no sitting or past presidents or vice presidents running for either of the two major political party nomin