By Jade Heilmann Dakar 31 December 2007 Hundreds of thousands of followers of the Mouride religion have flocked to the holy city of Touba, Senegal, to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Serigne Saliou Mback. The 92-year-old Caliph of the Mouri

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 February 2006 President Jacques Chirac delivers his speech during a meeting to discuss an international tax and the fight against poverty and disease in the developing world Fr

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Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson said Wednesday that the biggest U.S. banks are too powerful and exert too much influence over the government. Johnson told an audience at Washington's School of Advanced International

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The Swiss Bankers Association has launched a blistering attack against the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development calling the OECD's treatment of Switzerland disgraceful. The bankers say the OECD's threat to put Switzerland on a black

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Willie and Wynton Pay Tribute to Ray Charles Many consider the late Ray Charles one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Two of his biggest fans are entertainment icons themselves, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis. The pair pay tribute to their

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In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute Outside the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, fans and friends left messages, flowers and other outpourings to say goodbye and thank you to the star. Scribbled notes said her voice had brought goose bu

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World leaders are honoring veteran U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy who died at 77, after a long battle with a brain tumor. The senator was the brother of former President John F. Kennedy. Edward Kennedy addresses Democratic National Convention On the wo

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Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines When it comes to fighting on the front lines, Army Staff Sergeant Cassandra Partee has been there and done that. Her first deployment was to Iraq as part of an artillery unit eight years ago. We would go out on

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Wind Power Firms Push to Extend Tax Credit ELLSWORTH, ILLINOIS Kansas cattleman Pete Ferrell almost lost his ranch in the recent drought that ravaged much of the United States, but he credits a series of 100-meter tall wind turbines situated on his p

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Lesson 46 Pay a Visit 1.I'm going to pay you a visit this afternoon . 2.Have you paid your uncle a visit ? 3.I paid Mr. Wang a visit on my way home . 4.We paid a visit to America last year . 5.My father paid a visit to my teacher last Monday . 6.I ma

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This past wildfire season, there were unprecedented amounts of wildfire smoke in communities across western Montana. Instead of just issuing warnings, public health agencies tried something new - actually making the air cle

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just before the new year, many people in high-tax states scrambled to prepay their state and local taxes. The idea was to pay what they owe for the upcoming year ahead of the new tax law that limits the amount that they could ded

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NOEL KING, HOST: Across the Midwest, it's grain harvesting time. And this year, there are three big problems. One is wet fields, two, low crop prices exacerbated by a trade war that decimated the Chinese market for soybeans, and third, some twists fr

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Families without flood insurance are wondering if they can rebuild after the flooding from Florence. For those who are covered by insurance, the price is growing, as are the risks. Here's NPR's Colin Dwyer. COLIN DWYER, BYLINE: F

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 February 2008 Thousands of Israelis have rallied in small town that has been the target of Palestinian rockets. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Israeli government is facing mounting public press

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Britain's Treasury Secretary has ordered an independent review into the bonus structure of British banks that are being propped up by the British taxpayer. Media reports here indicate that The Royal Bank of Scotland may be considering bonus payments

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President Barack Obama wants to crack down on U.S. companies and wealthy investors who avoid federal taxes through offshore business dealings. Mr. Obama unveiled a plan that aims to boost U.S. tax revenue and preserve American jobs. President Barack

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The White House vigorously denied on Monday any plans to raise taxes on middle-income Americans to pay for health care reform or combat the massive federal budget deficit. The denials come one day after two top members of President Barack Obama's ec

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So we are getting closer and closer to Tax Day. Sorry to break that to you. And Democrats on Capitol Hill are seeming more and more determined to get President Trump to release his tax returns. NPR's Peter Overby report

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I was at the store, and when the clerk finished ringing me up , I had a few problems. Clerk: Your total comes to $79.42. Peter: Do you take credit cards ? Clerk: Yes, we take Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Peter: Heres my Visa. Clerk: HmmIm

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