Zero commercials. First up, the US navy, its former slogan, a global force for good. But how large should that force be? That question has been addressed by politicians, military experts, observers and analysts. But the answer is harder to find. On o

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary questionable: uncertain; disputable crossbar: the bar at the top of a net wave off: to indicate that no goal has been scored sensor: a device that measures and records things like movement or light officiator: referee New Tec

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 March 2006 We live in an information age when it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction. Public relations expert Torie Clarke has some advice for leaders wh

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Lines have been drawn in the debate over legislation moving through Washington this week designed to press China into letting its currency rise. US House speaker John Boehners calling it a dangerous overage by Congress. Joining us now to talk about t

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Technology Report - India once again delayed censorship hearings against Facebook and Google This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Recent developments in India and China have put the issue of Internet censorship back in the news. Last we

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 23 April 2006 Dressed up in black, women voters tear up their ballots in a protest against the Thai election commission in Songkhla province, April 23, 20 Voters in 40 Thai distr

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The Obama administration has announced details of a $100 billion plan to entice investors to buy up bad loans from the nations troubled banks. It is hoped the plan will help ease the credit crunch that has disrupted the American economy. President B

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World markets have responded positively to a public-private investment program designed to buy up hundreds of billions of dollars worth of questionable assets currently on the books of American banks. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner listens durin

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a lot of people were talking this morning about Charlize Theron, and the controversial comment she made about her life in spotlight, the academic award winner using a questionable analogy when discussing her celebrity, its here ,whats more on the str

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By George Dwyer Washington 11 June 2007 A new book set in Afghanistan and based on a true story is selling so well in the United States that Hollywood now wants bring it to the big screen. But as VOA's George Dwyer reports, some of the participants i

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 12 June 2008 U.N. officials say small-scale corruption hits poor people hardest and strangles economic growth across Asia. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Poor people in countries around the Asia-Pacific region are bomba

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By Steve Schy Washington 03 August 2006 The close line calls that have had tennis fans booing and whistling their displeasure will be a thing of the past at this week's Legg Mason Classic tennis tournament. The event will begin using a new technolog

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U.S. President Barack Obama is mandating higher energy efficiency standards for common household appliances as part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation's use of fuel and electricity. Mr. Obama says the economic recovery package before Congres

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