By George Dwyer Washington 29 April 2008 Every year millions of unwanted dogs and cats in the U.S. are brought to animal shelters, where the hope is that they will be adopted. The reality is that about half of them will be euthanized, because there a

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Can US Win its War on Drugs? Anthony Papa spent 12 years in prison for attempting to deliver 125 grams of cocaine, his first and only try. His profit would have been $500. Although he discovered his talent for art behind bars, others suffered. I was

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American biologist George Schaller has spent his life studying wild animals in more than 25 countries: from gorillas in Congo to snow leopards in Nepal to alligators in Brazil. At 75, he is being honored for his achievements in animal conservation w

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George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Written by - Shelley Gollust (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: George Gershwin And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life and music of one of America'

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10. Control problem Lets say you need some special work done. Dont stop with getting agreement. 11. Learn to understand boss language if its not too much trouble means,do it , and the sooner the better. 12. Learn what other people in the company are

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By Paula Wolfson President Bush has won a second four-year term in office.The Republican incumbent delivered his victory speech shortly after his Democratic Party opponent, John Kerry, conceded defeat

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Do-it-yourself is more than a hobby in this town. It is more like a craze. When a job needs to be done around the house, a lot of people will do it themselves, instead of hiring someone else. You don't always need to be an expert to fix a pipe, to pa

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Gallaudet Protest report Student Megan Malzhuhn In Washington, D.C., a group of deaf students has blocked the main entrance to Gallaudet University, the world's only university for deaf and hard o

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By Nico Colombant Accra, Ghana 23 March 2006 watch Ghana College report Ghana HiTech College training In Ghana, a small private university is helping with entrepreneurial efforts to turn the aid-depen

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 June 2007 Nigeria's top unions say they will begin an indefinite general strike after failing to reach a last-minute compromise with the government. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA on the buildup to what could b

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By Greg Flakus Roswell, New Mexico 29 June 2007 Sixty years ago this July, something happened in the desert about 100 kilometers northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. A local newspaper at the time reported that a flying saucer had crashed and that the w

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 06 February 2008 WorldNo. 4golfer Ernie Els of South Africa will be looking for redemption when he tees off Thursday in the inaugural Indian Masters in New Delhi. The three-time major winner is the biggest name in the fie

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 March 2007 The National Union of Somali Journalists has condemned recent assaults of press members by officials with the transitional government. Meanwhile, the foreign minister says his government respects press freedom

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Rutherford Hayes Wins Disputed 1876 Presidential Election By David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, August 18, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Specia

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MADRID, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid and BBVA Primera Liga leaders both won on Spain's matchday 26 to maintain their personal duel at the top of the league table. Barcelona(巴塞罗那) had opened up a 10 point lead with their 1-0 win in Valencia

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Her basketball team won a big game. They want to celebrate. They have to buy some things. They split the work. Patricia goes to the bakery shop. She orders a cake shaped like a basketball. Linda gets the decorations. She buys bottles of bubbles and w

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush stands before the American people next Tuesday for the annual State of the Union address. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, administration officials say this

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2006 There has been mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to a new European peace initiative. Announcement of the plan came as leaders of rival Palestinian factions reported progress on the f

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2007 A total of 10 people are in custody in California, accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the alleged plotters include a former Laotian general an

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 November 2006 In Zimbabwe, the association representing commercial farmers is reacting with caution to the government's latest offer to compensate white farmers for farms seized under a controversial land reform program

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