The health care debate in the United States is far from over despite the passage of health care legislation. Studies show about half of Americans lack confidence in their health care system. Others are pushing for a repeal of the health care legislat

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -June 7, 2002: Who Is Uncle Sam / Digital Movies / Country Music Awards HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in Special English. (THEME) This is Doug Johnson. On

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By Steve Herman Kathmandu 10 October 2007 A special session of Nepal's parliament begins Thursday. The session will consider demands by the Maoists to immediately declare the state a republic and create a proportional representation system for nation

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By George Dwyer Washington 19 April 2007 A report released in Washington, D.C. earlier this month (April 10) examines the unique role women can play as peace builders in war-torn and post-conflict states. Sponsored by a quartet of powerful and presti

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By Scott Bobb Soweto, South Africa 19 April 2007 The government of South Africa recently announced a new plan to combat HIV / AIDS. The plan pledges to provide within five years life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment to 80 percent of the AIDS victi

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The financial crisis that has gripped the United States has particular resonance for Asia, which was racked by its own financial crisis 11 years ago. Indeed, some of the root causes of the two crises are similar, which has sparked some concern in As

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U.S. voters in the Middle East are mobilizing to cast ballots ahead of Tuesday's elections. Among the biggest voting blocks outside the United States is that of Americans in Israel, where an estimated 125,000 U.S. citizens are eligible to vote. VOA'

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The people of Albania are going to the polls in parliamentary elections that are seen as a key test for the Balkan country's ambition to join the European Union. Albania's incumbent Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight in the national ele

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The United Nations is launching a $35 million emergency appeal for Madagascar, which is suffering from multiple crises, including cyclones, drought and political instability. An aerial view of a part of Morondava, Madagascar shows floodwaters Thursd

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Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 28 April 2010 In Kenya, small-scale farmers are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of weather, often losing their entire investment when droughts or floods destroy their crops. Crop insurance is usually too costly for su

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Psychologist Tells Inspiring Story of His Giant Uncle In more than 50 silent movies in the 1920s, Jake Erlich amazed audiences by towering over every actor in a scene. On stage, he was known as Jack Earle, The Texas Giant. To his show business friend

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Once Thriving Religious Sect Leaves Its Mark One of the swankiest suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, is Shaker Heights, and its not named for any kind of food shaker or for a Mister Shaker. Nor are Shakertown, Kentucky; Hancock Shaker Village in Massachuset

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The incumbent government of Ivory Coast is rejecting the African Union's endorsement of the United Nations certified winner of November's presidential election, saying African leaders are making the situation worse and will be held accountable for a

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Tronc Slashes 'New York Daily News' Staff By Half NOEL KING, HOST: The newsroom of the New York Daily News is being cut by half. The newspaper Chicago-based publisher Tronc bought the famed New York City tabloid last fall for just a dollar. Now it sa

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 05 February 2007 High-level rebel and presidential delegations from divided Ivory Coast have started meetings in Burkina Faso in a renewed attempt to end more than four years of stalled negotiations. VOA's Nico Colombant repo

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By Elizabeth Carlassare. Today, I want to answer some of the listener questions I received in response to last weeks episode about FDIC insurance. Patti M. e-mailed me with this question: If you have a CD for $100,000 in an FDIC-insured bank and the

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Vice President Joe Biden is visiting U.S. soldiers and Iraqi political leaders on the first trip by a top U.S. leader to Iraq since the June 30 withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities. Biden's trip comes amid a surge of insurgent

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 August 2006 U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.N. officials also say the humanitar

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Sweden took over the rotating European Union presidency, Wednesday, following a troubled six-month tenure under the Czech Republic that saw Prague's government collapse. Stockholm faces big challenges ahead - from tackling the economy to climate cha

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 10 May 2007 Washington's ambassador at the United Nations says most Security Council members back a plan to grant supervised independence to Kosovo. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, veto-

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