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IN THE NEWS - Update on the Democratic Republic of the Congo By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, December 11, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Graphic Image The Unite
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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch G8 Democracy report Russia recently assumed the rotating presidency of the G-8, prompting a discussion in the United States about whether that c
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By Paula Wolfson White House 01 June 2008 Democrats in the United States cast their final ballots this week in primary elections for the party's presidential nomination. Senator Hillary Clinton has won a commanding victory in the Democratic presiden
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By Jim Malone Washington 01 December 2007 The Democrats running for president spoke to party officials in Virginia Friday and generally agreed on a need to take the United States in a new direction and to end the war in Iraq. What they disagreed on w
By Jim Malone Washington 22 February 2008 Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are focusing their efforts on the large, delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio over the next several days. Obama and Clinton are headed for wha
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 January 2007 Members of the new Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress are calling for American troop reductions in Iraq, amid reports that President Bush is preparing to announce an overhaul of his Iraq policy that
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By Jim Malone Washington 12 September 2007 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama Wednesday called for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of next year. Senator Obama unveiled his new plan for Iraq in a campaign spee
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By Jeff Swicord Durham, New Hampshire. 14 November 2007 With less than two months to go before the New Hampshire presidential primary, Democratic hopefuls have been campaigning hard. According to recent polls, New York Senator Hillary Clinton still h