American Schools Shift From Suspending Students 美学校渐弃学生因不良行为而停学的处罚 There is a growing trend in U.S. schools to re-think the way students are disciplined for bad behavior, including finding alternatives to punishmen

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New Jersey Banking On Shift From Bail Money To Risk Assessment RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: More than half of the people being held in U.S. jails have not been convicted of a crime. Many defendants are awaiting trial behind bars simply because they can't aff

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Lisette: Youre the new kid on the block, arent you? Danny: Yeah, its my first day. Lisette: Im Lisette. Danny: Im Danny. Nice to meet you. Lisette: Youre lucky to be starting on the day shift. When I started working here umpteen years ago, I had to w

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Angelus prayer from his window, November 12, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to change their style of life and consumption to alleviate world hunger. He urged a ch

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By Crystal Park Washington, DC 20 January 2006 watch Baby Boomer report The eldest members of the baby boom generation turn 60 this year, but that doesn't mean they're slowing down. Today's middle-age

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 September 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says most leaders he visited on his recent trip to the Middle East told him the U.S. campaign in Iraq has been a disaster for them. In a wide-ranging news conferenc

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By Jim Malone Washington 08 November 2006 U.S. Democrats won a major congressional victory in midterm elections Tuesday, taking control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994 and gaining seats in the Senate. As VOA National co

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By Deborah Tate Washington 07 November 2006 President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walk out of the Crawford Fire Station after casting their votes Americans are casting their ballots in midterm elections that have been shaped by widespread dissati

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By David Gollust Washington 06 April 2006 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Thursday, the U.N. Security Council is close to adopting a resolution moving the war crimes case of for

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Russia's Ukraine Policy Part of Broader Shift 俄罗斯的乌克兰政策发生转变 LONDON It was all smiles for the cameras when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September and expressed his intention t

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: These are pretty rough times for one of Washington, D.C.'s hometown industries - think tanks. These are where scholars get paid to study issues and offer advice. But now one of them is dealing with a controversy over the influence

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to increase the number of Iraqis fleeing conflict in Iraq who can be admitted to the United States. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, the focus is on peo

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 March 2008 South Korea President Lee Myung-bak's administration is calling for improvement in North Korea's human rights situation and pledging cooperation with the United Nations on the issue. The move is a departure from prev

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By Brian Padden Padang, Indonesia 05 October 2009 The emergency response efforts to the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra is shifting to recovery and rebuilding efforts. More than a thousand people died in last week's quake and hu

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