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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. ---------
A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced new steps to rebuild trust in financial markets and restart the flow of credit. The plan, separate from President Barack Obama's eco
By Challiss McDonough Broummana, Lebanon 21 July 2006 People flee southern cities and towns in Lebanon with white flags attached to their vehicles The Lebanese government estimates that half a million people have been forced from their homes by Isra
The two major U.S. presidential candidates are expressing reservations about the Bush administration's $700 billion bail-out of ailing financial institutions. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both agree on the need for government act
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 23 April 2006 The Zimbabwe government is making it possible for some white farmers to legally remain on their land, and for others to return home, after they were evicted du
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 17 March 2006 Thais demonstrate against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra In Thailand, tens of thousands of protesters continue their daily rallies demanding the resignation of Pr
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 January 2007 watch Sudan Politics Juba report Sudan is commemorating the second anniversary of the signing of a peace deal that put an end to 21 years of fighting between the north and south. But at a ceremony in the sou
Cuba defeated the United States Olympic baseball team Friday night, 10-2, to reach the gold medal match at the Beijing Summer Games. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the contest at the Wukesong Sports Center and has a report. For the Chinese fa
At least 18 people were killed, seven of them Lebanese Army soldiers, and more than 45 people were wounded, in an explosion targeting an intercity passenger bus in the northern port city of Tripoli. The explosion follows weeks of tensions in Tripoli
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama carried out a whirlwind tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and visiting a rocket-battered town in southern Israel. VOA's Jim Teeple has the details fr
By Jim Malone Washington 20 June 2008 Recent public opinion polls in the U.S. presidential race give Democrat Barack Obama a lead over Republican John McCain. But the lead is less than expected given some Democratic advantages this election year. VO
Both U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama are spending a quiet Christmas out of the media spotlight with family and friends. They are urging Americans to remember U.S. troops abroad as they celebrate this holiday season. Presi
Indian cabinet members, speaking before parliament Thursday, said those who laid siege to Mumbai certainly came from Pakistan, but they are ruling out military retaliation. An opposition leader calls the challenge facing India a war-like situation.
U.S. President Barack Obama says he seeks unity at the G-20 economic summit in London, and a new arms deal with Russia. It was a busy day of diplomacy for Mr. Obama as he launched his first overseas trip as president. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon
People around the world are looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 as president of the United States. Many hope he will bring change to a world they believe is in crisis. For others, Mr. Obama's ancestral roots in Africa m
Barack Obama will make history on January 20 when he is inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States and becomes the first African-American to hold the job. President-elect Barack Obama speaks to reporters in Washington, 12 Jan 2009 In the
President Barack Obama says America's economy is in crisis but can be repaired. America's 44th president struck a determined, but pragmatic tone, on economic matters in his inaugural address. President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address at
U.S. President Barack Obama begins his first foreign trip since taking office when he heads to Canada on Thursday. Pres. Obama steps out of his limousine before departure from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, 18 Feb 2009 White House offi
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are reacting to President Barack Obama's speech, in which he warned Americans that the economy faces a dire day of reckoning, but one the country can recover from. President Barack Obama addresses a joint sessio