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Between the Kremlin and the Protesters: A Church Mediator? The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church has a residence inside the Kremlin. The church depends heavily on government funding. When mass protests broke out this winter, few people expecte

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The janitor cleaned the church every day. He swept the floor with a broom. He mopped the floor with a mop. He vacuumed the carpet with a vacuum cleaner. He cleaned all the windows with a wet cloth. He cleaned the mens bathroom. He cleaned the womens

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Seamus Heaney A thick crust, coarse-grained as limestone rough-cast, hardened gradually on top of the four crocks that stood, large pottery bombs, in the small pantry. After the hot brewery of gland, cud and udder, cool porous earthenware fermented

2006年VOA标准英语-National Ornamental Metal Museum Promotes Metal

By Roger Hsu Mephis, Tennessee 17 August 2006 watch Museum report The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis is devoted to the conservation and advancement of metalwork. It is a place where metal smiths become synonymous with artists and where

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Australia's Muslim leaders have opened their mosques and schools to house Roman Catholic pilgrims for World Youth Day as part of efforts to ease interfaith tensions. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is also planning mixed-faith sporting

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Western Iraq Wednesday, the place where U.S. troops and local tribal leaders began an effort four years ago that helped turn the tide of the Iraq war. Gates stopped in al-Anbar Province on his way to Baghda

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A: Can I help you? B: Im having trouble finding something. A: What is it that youre looking for? B: I need to find a church. A: What kind of church are you looking for? B: I want to find a Catholic church. A: I believe that theres one on Lake Avenue.

情景英语对话：Where to Find a Church(1)

A: Do you need help with something? B: Im trying to find something. A: What are you looking for? B: Im trying to find a church. A: What kind of church is it? B: Its a Catholic church. A: Theres a Catholic Church right on Lake Avenue. B: Is that right

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A: Did you need any help? B: Actually, I was looking for something. A: What is it? B: Im looking for a church. A: What kind? B: A Catholic church. A: On Lake Avenue there is a nice Catholic church. B: Is there really? A: Yes, really. B: Where on Lake

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Have you felt like the last couple of years have been particularly heavy, hard - made you want to run away? Well, our co-host Rachel Martin sat down with the Icelandic musician Bjork, whose new album is designed to take you somew

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A little boy takes his parents to court in the new film Capernaum. In Lebanon, that title means chaos, and critic Bob Mondello says that's an accurate description of the world the boy lives in. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: Zain is skinny,

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THIS IS AMERICA - The Catholic Church in America

THIS IS AMERICA -July 8, 2002: The Catholic Church in America By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: Almost sixty-four-million Christians in the United States belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Sexual wrongdo

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MILAN, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani said on Monday that they have no plans to sell Robinho or Alexandre Pato in January. Robinho has been rumoured in connection with a return to his former club Santos, while Pato r

Robinho would need to take paycut at Santos

SAO PAULO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has warned Brazil striker Robinho he will need to take a substantial pay cut if he is to rejoin the Brazilian club. Ramalho is confident the player is willing to return to the side where he ma

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I go to church and I'm going to tell you what it looks like inside my church. Firstly, when you go in, there's normally someone at the door who greets you and they give you a hymn book. Hymns are songs and we have a book full of songs, then in the ma

VOA双语新闻2008年：30 Killed in Kenyan Church

A mob set fire to a church in western Kenya Tuesday, killing about 30 people inside who were seeking refuge from widespread post-election violence. Witnesses say the fire was set by a gang of young men who poured fuel on the structure before setting

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