US Immigration Reform Appears Unlikely in 2015 美国2015年不可能实现移民改革 HOUSTON, TEXAS Over the span of several U.S. election cycles, there have been calls for comprehensive immigration reform to fix a system that people on both sides

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The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here'a a look at this year's contenders in the pop, rock, and Rhythm and Blues races. Eminem returned to the summit of the pop world in 2010. F

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Scientists have searched for the origins of human speech in the hoots, grunts, and other vocalizations made by primates. It would seem to make sense, after all, that such sounds may be related to the more varied and articulated sounds we humans make.

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By Jim Malone Washington, DC 15 March 2006 watch Iraq US Politics President Bush Three years after the U.S.-led invasion, Iraq continues to dominate American politics like no other issue. Recent publi

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 February 2007 The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at Grammy Awards, Sunday. The singers earned five Grammys -- the highest American music industry honors. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the evening mark

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By Malcolm Webb Nairobi 27 August 2007 A Kenyan human rights group says a campaigner has disappeared in Nairobi, taken by people they suspect were Kenyan security agents. The lobby is planning to hold demonstrations this week in response. For VOA, Ma

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By Tom Rivers London 28 August 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen after a meeting of the government's top emergency committee Cobra, 29 Jun 2007 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ruled out a timetable for the withdrawal of British troop

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 May 2006 Sometimes culture can be the best form of diplomacy. Washington's Ambassador to South Korea takes that notion to heart - and never hesitates to stir up a crowd for the sake of improving relations. --------------------

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Opera Diva Entrances Audiences with Musical Variety In the United States, where sales show country music is the most popular music genre, closely followed by pop and hip-hop, opera superstar Renee Fleming has managed to become well known outside the

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The JaneDear Girls are one of the most talked about new acts in Country music. Wildflower was the first single from their self-titled debut album. The song climbed to Number 15 to become the highest-charting track by a new Country act in 2010. The Ja

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Wes Anderson's new animated puppet movie is called Isle Of Dogs. I'm saying that carefully because if you say Isle Of Dogs quickly, it comes out sounding a lot like I love dogs. And of course I only feel OK about dogs, but Wes An

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20 Years Of Cher's 'Believe' And Its Auto-Tune Legacy (SOUNDBITE OF CHER'S BELIEVE) AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Those are the opening notes of Cher's hit song Believe. Believe it or not, the dance anthem has just turned 20 years old. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, BEL

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American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

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Britons are outraged and speaking out in response to comments among Conservatives in the United States attacking Britain's national health care system as socialist, evil and Orwellian. 在美国医改辩论中,英国的医保体系成了一个参照物

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By Larry London Washington, D.C. 19 November 2007 Charlie Daniels started his music career in the 1950s as a studio session musician playing fiddle. Charlie also wrote music, which has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and many o

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By David Lewis Kinshasa 09 July 2006 Congolese militia fighters released Saturday the five remaining Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers they have been holding since late May, U.N. officials have said. In other developments, gunmen killed a journalist who wa

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 November 2007 Nigeria has rejected plans to host the U.S. African military command, or AFRICOM, on the continent. The government's position was announced at the end of President Umaru Yar'Adua's meeting with state governo

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By Larry London Washington 05 November 2007 In 1992, three brothers Zac, Taylor, and Isaac formed a band with their family surname, Hanson. Five years later, they released an album called Middle Of Nowhere which contained MMMBop, the song that would

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 04 February 2008 The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will hold its 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this report on the nominees in the Country categorie

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On U.S. Independence Day, President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to remember the spirit of the nation's founders, and to embrace his domestic initiatives. Republican Senator John McCain, meanwhile, wants stronger U.S. language against Iran's

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