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NPR 2009-04-19

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says the US will vigorously raise to the Iranian government, the administration's concerns about the eight-year-prison sentence given to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi. She was convicted this week by a co

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CNN 2009-04-19

All right, an update on our top stories right now. President Obama is at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. He shook hands with the long-time US foe Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader said he wants to be a friend but he gave Mr. Ob

NPR 2009-05-12

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Officials say a soldier opened fire on fellow soldiers at a US military base near Baghdad today, killing five of them before being taken into custody. There are conflicting reports on whether there were a

NPR 2009-03-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. President Obama is defending his 3.6-trillion-dollar budget proposal. In his Saturday address, the President said he expects resistance to the enormous spending proposal and he's ready to fight for it.

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-20

1. President Barack Obama says he has seen positive signs from both Cuba and Venezuela in his four-day trip to Central America, but says the test is in deeds not words. Obama said the signals provided an opportunity for frank dialogue on issues incl

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-19

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