IN THE NEWS - Ronald Reagan's Political Legacy By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, June 12, 2004 This is In the News in VOA Special English. As America's fortieth president, Ronald Reagan promised

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Kenyans Reflect on Legacy of Wangari Maathai Kenyans are in mourning following the recent death of Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Some shared their thoughts at a park in Nairobi that Maathai famously fought to defend. Uhuru Par

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Hope Defines Obama's Legacy in Africa NAIROBI When Barack Obama was elected U.S. president in 2008, the event was hailed across Africa. He is the son of a Kenyan, after all, and many on the continent considered Obama one of their own. So Africans' ho

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Winter Holidays. This is the time of the year when many movie goers crave lavish productions. And holiday movies echo that spirit. Hollywood shines with glitz, over-the-top special effects and expensive film productions. Three fit the bill: Black Swa

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Revere's silver shop made at least 90 different kinds of products, everything from spoons to parts for a sword to a chain for a pet squirrel. His work was top notch. In fact, you might even say he was revered for it. Okay, well. That was 200 years ag

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By Scott Stearns White House 20 September 2007 President Bush says one of the reasons for the slow pace of political progress in Baghdad is the continuing legacy of former dictator Saddam Hussein. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the s

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Charles Dickens wrote his seminal Christmas story, A Christmas Carol, more than 150 years ago. But even today Dickens and his work remain in the public eye, as a new film version of his story is released. Jennifer Glasse | London 19 December 2009 One

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Jazz greats Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong meet at New York's Madison Square Garden after a tribute to Ellington, 23 February 1970. April is designated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the United States. It celebrates this unique American music form

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A nearby stupa holds the skulls of some of more than 10,000 people who were murdered at Wat Samruong Knong. Around its base are a series of murals that show what happened here - in this mural, Khmer Rouge soldiers cut open their victims and cook body

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Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association helps to improve the lives of thousands of people in Memphis, Tennessee February is Black History Month in the United States. The national observance pays tribute to people and events that have helped to shape Afr

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Legacy of Suspicion, Betrayal Haunts Libya One of the defining characteristics of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's era has been the crafty network of secret police and government informers. Decades of living with the fear of betrayal have taken their

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Judy Garland was a multi-talented performer - first known for her childhood role as Dorothy in the 1939 classic fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz. Garland became a Hollywood icon in later films, such as A Star is Born. And she was a popular stage and te

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Turkeys Youngest Mayor Honors Fathers Legacy CIZRE, TURKEY The town of Cizre, in the heart of Turkeys predominantly Kurdish southeast, was a frontline of the war pursued by PKK Kurdish rebels seeking greater minority rights. It is a town synonymous w

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Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedicts Resignation May Seal His Legacy As a place to kick around a soccer ball or just to slow life down a little, the church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is the place to be on a Sunday morning in the Italian city of LAqu

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Far-Reaching American Legacy in Iraq Debated Black smoke rises to the sky after a suicide bombing in Baghdad's Sadr City, one in a series of deadly attacks marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion. At the scene of another blast, frustration.

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Smiley is back. George Smiley, that is, the spy at the center of some of John le Carre his most popular books. For the first time in 25 years, le Carre has written a novel featuring Smiley. It's called A Legacy Of Spies, and it's

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By Judith Latham In this special report, Judith Latham discusses Mr. Arafat's legacy, the issue of succession, and the prospects for progress toward peace and security with regional specialists. Among

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LOCOG begins Olympic Park handover to London Legacy Development Corporation LONDON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The London 2012 Organizing Committee has handed over most of the Olympic Park to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). The programme o

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JERUSALEM, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin, the former prime minister gunned down by a Jewish assassin during a peace rally in Tel Aviv in 1995, commands Israel to decisively

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