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Ayn Rand, 1905-1982: Americans Still Debate Her Books and Ideas Her two most famous books are The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tel
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By Doreen Baingana Broadcast: December 19, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Sarah Long with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today, we tell about one of the leaders of the birth control movement, Marga
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Pilot and Writer of What Book Critics Considered Small Works of Art Written by Shelley Gollust (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Anne Morrow Lindbergh And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program P
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Photographer Margaret Bourke-White Helped Create the Modern Art of Photojournalism Written by Shelley Gollust (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we complete our repo
Eugene McCarthy: His Campaign for President in 1968 Forced a President From Office Written by Shelley Gollust (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Eugene
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