By Brian Padden Washington, DC 31 January 2007 watch Anti war rally report Opposition to the war in Iraq continues to grow in the United States. A recent survey by the Los Angeles Times (newspaper) says 70 percent of Americans now disapprove of the

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Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe' Chris has no job and is deep in debt to a loan shark. He is convinced that Killer Joe can solve his financial problems. Mom has got a $50 thousand life insurance policy. Killer Joe is a professiona

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 20 August 2006 A family coming apart at the seams comes together on a road trip filled with occasionally bizarre, but often wonderful discoveries about one another in a dark comedy co-starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell,

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 02 August 2006 A new regional tsunami warning system in Southeast Asia can already detect dangerous conditions, but the network will not be completed for up to five years. The announcement comes just two weeks after a tsunam

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 02 December 2006 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton wants disaster preparation in areas vulnerable to tsunamis to be stepped up, and called for faster work at sheltering thousands of people still homeless after the 2004 Indi

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 March 2007 Policies throughout Africa have improved access to education for young women and girls. But with a shortage of classrooms and teachers in many villages, the result has been an increase in the number of girls sent aw

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By Steve Mort Las Vegas, Nevada 16 November 2006 watch Internet Gambling Gaming industry leaders say Internet gambling will thrive despite a recent law effectively barring online betting in the United States. In October, President Bush signed legisl

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Australian Musical Family Act The McClymonts Set Sights on US The McClymont sisters are Australias latest musical export. Sam says their three-part harmonies and soaring vocals have developed over a lifetime of performing together. We were singing si

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 26 November 2006 Japan's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear program is in Beijing to help plan the next round of negotiations, which are expected next month. In addition, as VOA's Steve Herman report

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Senegal marked the sixth anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters in history, the sinking of a ferry boat that killed some 1,800 people. The event comes amid a diplomatic row and lingering resentment on the part of the victims' families. V

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 27 June 2007 The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified hundreds of once-secret documents, detailing some of the agency's activities from the 1950s through the early 1970s. They include a plot to assass

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World Population Day Focuses on Family Planning There are already seven billion people living in this world. Half of the population is under the age of 25. We add a quarter of a million people a day to the world population, and, of course, the planet

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Family Hardware Store Holds Out Against Bigger Competition Welcome to Browns Hardware in Falls Church, Virginia, where you can find a wide variety of hardware and other items. Browns brings back memories for customer Dennis Kraft. The thing that remi

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Bucky, John Pizzarelli Share Mutual Love of Jazz on 'Family Fugue' Like father like son, or in the case of jazz guitarists Bucky and John Pizzarelli, like father and son. John Pizzarellis musical influences range from Nat King Cole to The Beatles, bu

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Assad Family Grip on Syria Hampers Reform Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on anti-government protesters has been leavened with at least verbal concessions to reform. But given the history of the country, the government and his family, so

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On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween The Huffer Family Farm is a busy place each October, as families wander through the 6-hectare Jumbos Pumpkin Patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin. Sarah Cosgrove has been coming t

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Former Irish President says Family Planning Saves Womens Lives Proponents of family planning services say each year, nearly 360,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes, most of them in Africa. The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, is he

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Pakistani Family Fights Tradition of Paying Giving Daughters to Settle Debts Asma was just four when her father refused to hand her over to another family. The family and tribal elders demanded she take the place of her sister, who had fled their hom

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Washington DC Facing Family Homelessness Crisis With access to affordable housing severely restricted by budget cuts and a rising cost of living, local shelters have been crammed full throughout the winter. Disabled single father Marcaus Scales has b

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 December 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says great progress has been made in helping hundreds of thousands of Indian Ocean tsunami victims recover from the disaster two years ago.

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