By Scott Stearns White House 30 December 2006 The body of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol until Tuesday, when a memorial service will be held. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bu

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 June 2007 Nigeria's new President Umaru Yar'Adua is contemplating the formation of a national unity government in a bid to unite his fractious nation. Mr. Yar'Adua has been holding talks with leaders of Nigeria's thre

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 May 2006 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is optimistic that his country will eventually be invited to join NATO. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris, where NATO officials have recommended that the organizat

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He walked into the doctor's office. The receptionist said hello. He said hello. She asked if he had an appointment. He said, Yes, I have an appointment at 2 o'clock. She told him to sign in. He signed in. Which doctor are you seeing? she asked. I'm s

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 25 January 2006 South Korea's president has warned of

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 December 2006 Kenya's parliament late Thursday awarded an almost three-fold basic pay increase to President Mwai Kibaki, a move heavily criticized by opposition politicians. It comes as civil servants are striking for be

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 October 2006 In Bangladesh, the president has been sworn in as head of the country's interim government, after main political parties failed to agree on a candidate. But it is uncertain if the appointment will calm po

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 02 December 2006 A few hours after taking the official oath as Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderon, delivered an inaugural address in which he promised to fight organized crime, to provide more employment for Mexicans

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By Scott Stearns White House 17 October 2006 President Bush is seen after signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Oct. 17, 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed into a law a series of new rules for interrogating suspected terrorists and b

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2007 Family members of Pat Tillman, a soldier killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, have testified before a congressional committee examining disinformation from the U.S. military. VOA's Dan Robinso

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By Dan Robinson Washington 19 April 2007 U. S. lawmakers are reacting to President Bush's strong statement that the U.S. will tighten financial sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not cooperate fully regarding the situation in Darfur. VOA's Dan

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 December 2006 The president of Iran dismissed U.N. sanctions imposed against his country as, in his words, superficial and unimportant. He spoke in Tehran Sunday, one day after the U.N. Security Council unanimously appr

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By Greg Flakus Houston, TX 20 July 2006 watch Mexico Election report Felipe Calderon waves to supporters Mexicans are still not completely sure who won their presidential election, more than two weeks after the voting. Official results showed ruling

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 01 August 2006 watch Middle East report U.S. President George W. Bush is again calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. This, after Israel carried out li

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By Scott Stearns Washington 26 August 2006 President Bush is marking the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a pledge that the federal government will continue helping people along America's Gulf Coast rebuild their lives. The killer storm w

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By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 25 June 2007 The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed briefly Monday in the Hague, with the defendant once again boycotting the proceedings. At issue is his defense, which Taylor says is inadequate. H

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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 24 April 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his visiting Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, April 24, 2006 Kyrgyzstan P

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By Sonja Pace London 02 November 2006 Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says American policies in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an upsurge in terrorism and he called for a quick withdrawal of foreign forces from those countries. Mr. Khata

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 20 June 2007 For the first time, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is visiting the United States. Nguyen Minh Triet will meet with President Bush on Friday and also will meet with congressional leaders. Relat

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Africa Policy Watchers Lose Hope in President Obama While walking onto the House floor to deliver his recent 2012 State of the Union speech, President Obama told U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta great job tonight. It was later explained the commen

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