Lee Witt (R) and BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in Biloxi, Miss., 30 Jul 2010 Both U.S. government and BP officials o

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the emergence of a Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese government would clearly have an impact on U.S.-Lebanese relations. She also said the United States believes Egypt is stable, despite Tunisia-style protests ther

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Nicole Kidman is a highly successful Academy Award-winning actress. In 2006, she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia for her contributions to charity, health care and film. This is Australias highest civilian honour. Kidman is a Goodwill A

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A victim of an incurable disease, Stephen Hawking is almost completely paralysed, confined to a wheelchair, and unable to speak. Yet, he has overcome every obstacle and achieved far more than most able-bodied people ever dream of accomplishing and b

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by Mignon Fogarty Today's topic is style guides. It's true that when it comes to grammar there are a lot of hard and fast rules; but it's also true that there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of issues that are dictated by style. I know it would be so

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Grammar Girl here. In todays episode were going to answer some bizarre and puzzling questions: Can two people share a life? Can two writers share a neck? How many heads does a person have? How many wives do certain men have? Today's guest-writer, Bon

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A: I was wondering if I could speak to someone about some concerns of mine with the pool area. B: I can answer any questions that you might have. What are your concerns? A: I enjoy living next to the pool, but it gets really loud out there at night.

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I tried to found you on the bottom of a bottle Laying down on a bedroom floor My loneliness was a rattle in the windows You said you don't want me anymore And you left me Standing on a corner crying, Feeling like a fool for trying I don't even rememb

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 June 2007 Egyptian authorities say they have identified the mummy belonging to ancient Egypt's most famous female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. Her remains were long believed to have been lost. VOA correspondent Challiss

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Asian Americans in LA Share Tea and Tradition, Bobo Style Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. On the show today, we play music from Daft Punk. We also look at a new movement in theater productions. But first, we visit

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Health Report - Simple Steps Can Save Millions of Newborn Lives 健康报道 - 简单措施就能挽救数百万新生儿生命 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The latest estimate is tha

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By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 19 April 2006 A police personnel stands next to a car that was burnt during a demonstration against King Gyanendra in Kathmandu Diplomatic efforts to stop Nepal from fallin

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Nigeria's new president has less than one year to finish out the term of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, who died last week at the age of 58. President Jonathan says his brief administration will aspire to uphold the values that Mr. Yar'Adua represented includi

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Charities Struggle to Cope With Rising US Poverty Recent U.S. Census Bureau figures show that more than 46 million Americans now live in poverty. Thats the highest amount on record since the agency began tracking poverty rates in 1959. Additionally,

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Residents of War-Battered Aleppo Struggle to Survive Government snipers have been shooting people in the streets. Thousands have been killed in Aleppo in the past few months. Parts of the Old City, a UNESCO heritage site, have been heavily damaged as

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Libya's opposition had success on the international stage Thursday, but setbacks in fighting against forces loyal to the country's leader, Moammar Gadhafi. The opposition lost territory in both the east and west of the country, though the rebels here

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A theater that draws a million people a year is mighty popular. Even more so when you consider that it offers only about 700 seats and that it's not a movie theater or some kind of arena. It's strictly a legitimate theater, where live plays are perfo

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US Colleges Struggle to Keep Up with New Technical Skills Northern Virginia Community College near Washington has several campuses and 75,000 students. It offers a two year associate degree. Many of its students, including Marc McCarthy, hope to turn

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Le Pen Vows Strong Return Despite Far Right's Failure in French Election LONDON Frances far right National Front Party has failed to make gains in regional elections, despite coming out on top in the first round of voting. Tactical voting by National

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Todd: OK, Mark, we've been talking about places that you've traveled, things that you have done. What about people that go to your country, England? Can you recommend three or four good places to go to in England? Mark: Right. Well, obviously, most p

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