AMERICAN MOSAIC - Jefferson's Bible; Presidential Transportation; Rihanna 'Unapologetic' Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play new music from Rihanna We also take a look at how the American p

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2012 Presidential Debates Begin One of the first political debates in the U.S. took place in Illinois, in 1858. Senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas stood on this rock and argued over slavery. Lincoln lost the race but went on to

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US Presidential Candidates Woo Iowa Voters Ahead of Key Vote Just a week before the Iowa caucuses, which mark the beginning of the U.S. presidential election process, both Republican and Democratic candidates are rallying for voter support in the sta

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By Gary Thomas Washington 10 January 2006 Samuel Alito One key issue dominating the hearings on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court is the scope of presidential power. The i

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By Jim Malone Washington 20 March 2008 Some new public opinion polls suggest a close and volatile presidential race in the months ahead. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. Some good news for Hillary Clinton in her battle

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By Kari Barber Dakar 24 August 2007 Election officials in Sierra Leone say they will announce a date for the presidential runoff on Saturday. Final results for the first round came in Thursday with opposition leader Ernest Koroma leading outgoing Vic

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New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary In less than a week, voters in the northeastern state of New Hampshire will cast ballots in the first U.S. presidential primary, following last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. People going to the polls in New

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Vice Presidential Picks Part of US Election Strategies I have selected this man to be my running mate because I want to change Washington and get America back on track, said 2012 Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney, unveiling his choice for

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Romney Begins Vice Presidential Search With his Republican rivals either out of the race or low on money, Mitt Romney now seems to be on a glide path toward the Republican presidential nomination. Romney is increasingly turning his attention to Presi

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A new Associated Press poll gives Democrat Barack Obama a six-point lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race. But, a leading pollster tells VOA he expects a close race for the White House in November. VOA National correspondent

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Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 August 2007 Debate over foreign policy and how best to wage the war on terror continues to dominate the early stage of the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washi

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By Wang Yiru Little Rock, Arkansas 13 November 2007 U.S. Presidential Libraries are not typical libraries. They are archives and museums where a president's documents and artifacts are preserved for public study and discussion. The libraries are buil

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With roughly one month to go until Election Day in the United States, the two major presidential campaigns are stepping up their attacks on each other. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Washington. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to supporters during a

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Sex Scandals Mar US Presidential Politics From Presidents Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, sex scandals keep surfacing in American politics. I told you this bullseye on my back has gotten bigger, said Repubilcan presidential hopeful Her

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By Peta Thornycroft 13 February 2008 Zimbabwe's former finance minister Simba Makoni, who was expelled from the ruling ZANU-PF Tuesday after announcing his candidacy in next months presidential election, has spelled out elements of his election manif

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By Jim Malone Washington 03 August 2007 The war in Iraq and how best to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks promise to be major issues in the 2008 presidential election. Democratic presidential contenders in particular are trying to bolster publi

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Indonesia's presidential election race has begun. Although many voters and political analysts in the country expect the popular President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to win re-election, there are concerns about the running mates of his main rivals. The

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This will be an intensely competitive election with a lot at stake. - Former US President Jimmy Carter Former United States president Jimmy Carter has said he believes Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is likely to face a second round run-off against

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Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of a former rival Thursday. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton got some potential good news in her battle with Barack Obama. 争取共和党总统候选人提名的约

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