THE FIR TREE Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines as well as firs. But the little Fi

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VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Alan Shepard waiting for launch into space on May 5, 1961 And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Each week we tell about someone important in the history of the United

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MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about Amelia Earhart. She was one of Americas first female pilots. (MUSIC) MARY TILLOTSON: Amelia Earhart w

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 January 2006 India says it is optimistic about its peace process with Pakistan after holding two days of talks with its nuclear rival. But India has accused Pakistan of

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 28 October 2006 Amid reports of tension between President Bush and Iraq's prime minister, Mr. Bush has reaffirmed his support for Nouri al-Maliki. President Bush speaks during a rally In a show of unity, President Bush

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The Bush administration on Monday mounted a campaign of telephone diplomacy aimed at achieving a durable and sustainable Gaza cease-fire. Meanwhile, analysts say the Gaza crisis has complicated Middle East peace-making hopes for President-elect Bara

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Indonesia's constitutional court has ruled the three men convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings and sentenced to death may be executed by firing squad, quashing their claim it is inhumane and against the constitution. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Col

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The 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver enter their final week Sunday. Local organizers have received high marks for the way the Games have gone so far. The first eight days of the Winter Games in Vancouver have had plenty of controversy. Before the Ga

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Senegal Quranic School Puts Children First Quranic schools in Senegal gained much unwanted attention last year with a damning report by Human Rights Watch that said many schools were enslaving their students to beg for money. One Quranic school that

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The Basque separatist group ETA has declared a permanent ceasefire. The group has waged a violent campaign to form an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France. A video posted on the website of Basque newspaper Gara shows masked people

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 20 August 2007 Turkey's new parliament, divided along party lines, could not elect a president Monday, as frontrunner Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to secure the two-thirds majority needed in a first round of voting. F

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 09 February 2006 Since European newspapers began reprinting editorial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, Europe is finding itself the target of Muslim ire. Muslim protesters chant

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Turkish health minister Recep Akdag says preliminary tests show five more people are infected with the bird flu virus. The cases were detected in four provinces, raising the number of suspected and co

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By Mike O'Sullivan Ramona, California 27 October 2007 As firefighters continue to battle blazes in Southern California, many San Diego residents returned to neighborhoods once in the fires' path. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Ramona, outside San Diego

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 June 2008 Prospects appear to have improved for a Middle East ceasefire. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, truce efforts come amid political turmoil in Israel. An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to tr

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Fireflies by Owl City You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep 'Cause they'd fill the open air And leave teardrops everywhere You'd think me rude But I would just stand and stare I'd like to make myse

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The United States is continuing diplomatic contacts for a Gaza cease-fire despite Israel's rejection of a French-proposed 48-hour truce. President Bush spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is said to have given an assurance Israel is t

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