By Scott Stearns White House 31 May 2006 President Bush says he is confident U.S. lawmakers will approve funding to help reimburse African nations that have peacekeeping forces in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The House Oversight Committee is asking the White House for a list of aides who've used private email accounts for official business. This request comes after confirmation that President Trump's son-in-law and top adviser, Jared Ku

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump's longest-serving aide is leaving the White House. Hope Hicks has been at Trump's side since before the start of his presidential campaign nearly three years ago. Today she's the White House communications director,

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Im looking to buy a house and I want a single-family home. I have been living in a townhouse for two years and I am tired of having common walls and very small yards. My new house will have to have a lot more square footage, a large lot size, an open

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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 February 2008 In a blow to Democrats, the House of Representatives has voted to reject a measure that would have extended existing foreign intelligence surveillance legislation by three weeks. VOA's Dan Robinson reports,

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 January 2007 watch Freedom House report A newly released report from the independent Freedom House says a global stagnation has developed over the past decade, and warns that a series of worrisome trends have emerge

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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 June 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing for a major debate Thursday on Iraq, with high political stakes for Republicans as well as Democrats amid a continuing national debate on the war there. ---------

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2006 Scott McClellan (file photo) White House Spokesman Scott McClellan is stepping down as President Bush continues to shake up his staff at a time of record-low

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By Dan Robinson Washington 11 July 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives approved the extension of economic sanctions against Burma's military government. Burma A resolution extending trade sanctions against the ruling military government in Burma

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AS IT IS 2013-05-08 Freedom House: Only 14 percent of the World's People Have a Free Press Welcome to As It Is, the daily current affairs magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today we hear about a new film aimed at keeping girls around the world

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 15 February 2007 The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives resigned Thursday, following a boycott of his legislative sessions by many lawmakers. Jordan Davis reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Edwin Snowe (Jan

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By Dan Robinson Washington 16 February 2007 After four days of debate, the House of Representatives has approved, by a vote of 246 to 182, a non-binding resolution disapproving of President Bush's new troop deployment to Iraq. Majority Democrats cal

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By Paula Wolfson White House 23 October 2006 The Bush administration says it is working with Iraqi officials to draft a series of benchmarks for meeting specific security, economic and political goals. But, officials deny they are issuing any ultima

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By Dan Robinson Washington 29 September 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives has again approved legislation to sanction entities investing in Iran's oil sector, and anyone helping Iran develop weapons of mass destruction. The measure was revised a

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By Dan Robinson Washington 26 April 2006 Amid the latest tensions between Iran and the international community over Iranian nuclear ambitions, the House of Representatives has approved legislation tha

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By Paula Wolfson White House 07 May 2007 Pomp and ceremony is the order of the day at the White House for the state visit of Britain's Queen Elizabeth. VOA's Paula Wolfson has details. Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Bush stand at attention dur

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By Dan Robinson Washington 19 March 2007 The former chief of staff of the White House environmental policy office has denied charges that he sought to politicize government reports on the causes and effects of global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson repor

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 November 2006 Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery. The legislation, which has one more hurdle to clear, would overturn Pa

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By Paula Wolfson Wolfson 12 February 2007 The White House says it stands by evidence showing a link between Iran and weapons found in Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Iran's president says his country is not instigating conflict. White House spokesm

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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 September 2006 The House of Representatives has approved by a vote of 283 138 a bill proposing construction of a 1,100 kilometer barrier along with U.S. southern border with Mexico. Debate was infused with election year

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