By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 U.S. lawmakers have focused on two situations in Africa as they wind down their business in the 109th Congress . VOA's Dan Robinson has a report from Capitol Hill. Refugees from Darfur in an UNHCR camp i

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 December 2006 A Democratic lawmaker and three-decade veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol has been selected to head the committee in the U.S. House of Representatives overseeing U.S. intelligence activities. VOA's Dan Ro

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By Jim Malone Washington 28 December 2006 John Edwards announces his candidacy for president in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, 28 Dec 2006 Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards is the latest Democrat to formally announce

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 25 October 2006 watch US Election Issues Americans go to the polls on November 7th in a midterm election that could give opposition Democrats control of Congress. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, no single issue is l

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By Deborah Tate Washington 25 May 2006 The U.S. Senate has approved (by a 62 to 36 vote) sweeping immigration reform legislation that strengthens border security and establishes a guest worker program for the millions of illegal immigrants in the Un

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By Dan Robinson Washington 27 March 2007 As the Senate tries to move closer to a vote on its Iraq-Afghanistan funding bill, Democrats in the House of Representatives are signaling their readiness to talk with President Bush about the legislation. VOA

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 Democrats in the House of Representatives face uncertainty as they proceed with plans to bring legislation to the floor later this week to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide billions in domes

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How America Elects - Winning Party's Nomination Takes Winning Delegates To be on the November presidential election ballot, candidates have to win their party's nomination. And that decision is made by party delegates. When primary or caucus voters m

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Congressman Michael Capuano, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has been in office for nearly two decades. He's pretty popular at home, and yet he could not win his primary race yesterday. Ayanna Pressley beat him. It was yet another

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 May 2006 As the Senate continues work on immigration reform, President Bush's proposals to strengthen U.S. border security still face an uphill battle in the House of R

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By Rosanne Skirble Washington 01 April 2007 The wife of presidential candidate John Edwards renewed her fight against breast cancer this week. Elizabeth Edwards is one of three million women in the United States living with the disease. Of the 275,00

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By Greg Flakus Houston 12 March 2008 Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senato

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 March 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton scored crucial primary wins Tuesday in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, reviving her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, has more pl

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 10 July 2006 East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta gestures as he speaks during a press conference after his swearing in ceremony in Dili, East Timor, Monday, July 10, 2006 East Timor's newly appointed interim pri

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By Jim Malone Washington 20 February 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a showdown March 4 in primaries in Texas and Ohio. Those primaries could go a long way toward deciding who will be the Democr

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