VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember with Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we play some of our favorite songs about summer. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Summer at the beach If you ask most Americans, they wo

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Americans Choose Their Favorite Poems Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. This week, we bring you some of the poems that Americans like best. April is National Poetry Month in the United States. The Academy of American Poets started

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A New York City entrepreneur is seeking investors for his No Bark startup. With enough investment money, Ty Cobb says, he will be able to discover the melodies that, when played, will instantly quiet barking dogs. Because dogs hear sound frequencies

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Louis Khan Helped Define Modern Architecture Written by Dana Demange VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most

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By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 11 April 2006 watch Celebrity Tracker report A celebrity website is providing more than gossip on Hollywood's biggest stars -- it is tracking their every move. Many fans s

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Melissa: Youre looking at the next overnight sensation. Im uploading my video right now, and by this time tomorrow, I wouldnt be surprised if its had over 100,000 views. Its going to go viral. Frank: You and your amateur videos. Who is going to watch

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Marion: Im trying to decide whether to get cable or satellite TV. Which one do you have at your apartment? Cesar: I have satellite, but I used to have cable. Marion: Whats the difference? Cesar: Not a lot. With satellite, you have to have a satellite

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Researchers say Racist Internet Sites Breed Hate In the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, Sikhs and other community members gathered for a vigil to remember the victims of the Wisconsin shooting. Some also tried to understand what motivated the accused s

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A suspected suicide bomber struck a pro-Palestinian rally in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people and wounding scores of others. This was the second major bombing this week, as the country tries to cope with the worst flooding in its his

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371326198704242026 5 370687198602073872Mari: Hi, I'm Mari. I'm here with my friend Ron. Today, we're talking about food. So Ron, what's your favorite cuisine? Ron: My favorite cuisine has to be Hawaiian food. I grew up eating Hawaiian food so every s

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Ron: Hi, I'm Ron from Hawaii. I'm here with Mari from Japan. Today we're gonna be talking about food. So Mari, what's your favorite cuisine? Mari: I think I like American food. Ron: What type of American food? Mari: I like hamburgers. Ron: Hamburgers

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Todd: OK, Diana, we're going to talk about food. You were just talkin about food in Chicago. What kind of good food can you get in Chicago? Dianna: Chicago is famous for its Chicago style pizza or their hotdogs. The pizza is different because they pu

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 08 December 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed President Bush's willingness to consider new strategies in Iraq. But as VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N., Mr. Annan acknowledged that there ar

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 13 October 2007 In Iraq Saturday, a key Shi'ite political figure said there should be no permanent foreign military bases in Iraq. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. Ammar al-Hakim, the second-ranking person in Ira

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 22 February 2008 Iraqi radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has extended for another six months a cease-fire between his Mahdi army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi city

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 24 February 2008 A suicide bomber Sunday killed at least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and wounded 60 more as they were headed south to mark a Shiite religious holiday. Earlier in the day at least three pilgrims were killed in Bagh

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 28 February 2008 Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared success in efforts to achieve stability and eliminate sectarian violence in the country. In an address to millions of Shi'ite pilgrims, he urged Iraqis to work

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By Barry Newhouse Baghdad 13 March 2007 Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has made his first visit to the Sunni stronghold city of Ramadi in western Iraq. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Baghdad the trip was promoted as a symbolic visit

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By Michael Bowman Washington 04 December 2007 A senior Iraqi Shi'ite leader says his country is taking important steps toward a brighter future in matters of security, national reconciliation, governance, and the economy. VOA's Michael Bowman reports

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 05 December 2006 An influential Iraqi Shi'ite leader is calling for more international help in fighting terrorism in his country, although he has rejected the idea of an international conference on resolving problems in Ir

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