Historic US Court Case Inspired Equal Rights for Both Genders Reed v Reed is a U.S. Supreme Court case many have never heard of. Yet, it triggered the landmark 1971 decision that declared it unconstitutional to discriminate against a woman solely bec

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By Jim Malone Washington 06 April 2006 Court documents made public in Washington Thursday contend that President Bush personally authorized the disclosure of classified information on Iraq's weapons p

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By Kari Barber Dakar 24 November 2006 As part of a week to raise awareness against gender violence in Africa, the U.N. Population Fund is training local journalists to report on the issue in a way that can help solve it. Kari Barber attended a day-l

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has approved a measure expressing opposition to President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. The measure passed by a 12-9 vote, despite President Bush's appeal to Congress Tu

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Terrorism report U.S. government officials say the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Florida represents a step forward in the war against terror. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports,

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2007 The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. The officer spoke Fr

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Todd: So, Buddihini, today we're going to talk about roles and family: traditional roles or what people do. Now in Sri Lanka, is it common for usually the women to do all the cooking? Buddhi: It was so. It was so, but still the mentality is such that

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The new comedy film Kabluey was inspired by the real-life experiences of writer-director Scott Prendergast. Mike O'Sullivan reports that the filmmaker, who also stars in Kabluey, has graduated from low-budget short films to a full-length feature, wi

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