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VOA标准英语2013--Japan Joins Asia-Americas Trade Talks

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 26 May 2006 Two American news reports say an investigation into the deaths of at least 15 Iraqi civilians in an incident last November is expected to conclude that U.S. Marines killed the people. -------------------------------

VOA标准英语2012--Hunting the LRA in Central Africa

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VOA标准英语2013--Mali's Election Campaign in Final Days

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2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Al-Qaida Has Transformed Itself Sin

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2006年VOA标准英语-Al-Maliki Urges Iraqis to Turn New Page

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2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Victims of Halabja Chemical Attack Still

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 March 2007 Friday March 16 marks the 19th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish village of Halabja. For the first time, Iraq's central government has marked the occasion by calling for a min

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Talks Trade in Uruguay, Defends Latin Amer

By Paula Wolfson Montevideo, Uruguay 10 March 2007 President Bush says he is following a quiet approach to diplomacy with Latin America that is yielding results. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Montevideo, Uruguay, where the president is facing rep

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 April 2007 A senior advisor to Iraq's government says U.S. efforts to forge democracy in his country have been disastrous, but that the United States remains the only power capable of rectifying the situation. VOA's Mi

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By Efam Dovi Accra 06 December 2006 Officials are meeting in Ghana to discuss ways to get an early start on administering malaria vaccines in Africa. The vaccine is currently on trial in six African countries. Malaria is a major cause of death for c

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi, US Officials Say Al-Zarqawi Killed

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 June 2006 Jordanian-born terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is seen in these undated photos (File photo) Terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. Iraqi and