By Jim Malone Washington 31 March 2006 Incoming White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten speaks as President Bush watches in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday Republicans in Congress are hoping

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By David Byrd Miami 03 February 2007 The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts are making their final preparations for Sunday's National Football League Super Bowl game in Miami. As VOA's David Byrd reports, part of that preparation includes deali

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 29 November 2006 Entrepreneurs are making money from Africans dreaming of migration. These include businessmen who have set up tents to facilitate the application process for the yearly United States green card lottery. VOA's

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In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives has approved, by a vote of 246 to 183, a $787 billion measure that tries to create jobs, spur growth, and kick the U.S. economy out of recession through tax cuts and domesti

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U.S. President Barack Obama keeps the focus squarely on the troubled American economy this week as he signs a massive stimulus package into law, and announces steps to help the housing market. The almost $790-billion stimulus bill is the biggest eco

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Historic University, City, Prepare for Kerry Speech This international dance group practices in the back of a local coffee shop - in a city that prides itself as being sophisticated and historic. The dances are from countries like Russia or Turkey, n

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Plastic waste is swamping Asia's landfills, and some ends up at sea, harming marine life. Now, environmentalists and entrepreneurs are attempting to recycle plastic back to its main component - oil. In the northern Pacific Ocean, scientists say a la

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 December 2007 Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is declaring that he's in good health four days after he was admitted to a Nairobi hospital with bronchitis and his health forced him to skip out on a meeting with U.S. Secr

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now to Garden City, Kan., which doesn't fit the stereotype of a small, Midwestern city. It is isolated and rural. But it's also economically thriving and culturally diverse. Decades ago, Garden City embraced the meatpack

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 July 2006 NASA officials have decided to proceed with preparations for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, despite discovering a crack in the foam insulating one of the fuel tanks. The officials say they will continu

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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 11 May 2007 Armenians go to the polls this Saturday in a parliamentary election seen as a key test for democracy ahead of next year's presidential vote. VOA's Lisa McAdams in Moscow reports two pro-government parties are runnin

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 October 2009 Israel is brushing off last week's resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which endorsed a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes during the Gaza conflict. Israeli PM Benjamin Netany

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House GOP Leaders Move To Strip Rep. Steve King Of Committee Assignments MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tonight, House Republicans took a rare step to punish one of their own, Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King. Here's Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (

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