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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Lawmakers in Pakistan will elect a new president on September sixth. Officials set the date Friday. Presidents are elected by parliament and the assemblies of the four provinces. President Pervez Musharraf

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 September 2007 Ukrainian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a special election to choose a new parliament. But as VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Kyiv there is widespread doubt about the credibility of the e

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89.The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, b

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By Alex Villarreal Washington, D.C. 21 December 2007 The Lebanese Parliament will make its next attempt to elect a new president on Saturday. The post has been vacant since late November, when the country's pro-Syrian president stepped down. As VOA's

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By Challiss McDonough Beiruit 24 May 2008 The Lebanese parliament is scheduled to elect a president on Sunday, ending an extended period of political turmoil that erupted earlier this month into violent clashes between Lebanon's U.S.-backed governmen

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is set to begin the task of forming his new administration after a historic election in which American voters selected him to be the first black president of the United States. News reports say Mr. Obama has offered

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South Korea had its first real brush of contact with the incoming Obama administration Friday. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak spoke on the phone with his soon-to-be U.S. counterpart, President-elect Barack Obama. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from

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U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden says the incoming White House economic team is making progress toward agreeing on details of an economic stimulus plan. President-elect Barack Obama's advisers are increasing the number of jobs they want to create

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Missing masterpieces of materialize in reflective relief from a lack of light. Those stories are coming up today on CNN Student News but we're starting with election results and some votes of note from Tuesday. This man, Bill., is set to be the next

The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zo

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 07 May 2007 Nigeria's president-elect, Umaru Mussa Yar'Adua, has started formal visit to several African countries, but critics say he should focus his attention first on problems at home following his disputed election. VOA's

VOA常速英语2007年-EU Opposes Independence Plans by Kosovo's Elect

By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 November 2007 The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbia

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 December 2007 The office of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun says he will not prevent an independent counsel investigation of the man elected to replace him next year. Experts say the probe into possible fraud by president-e

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By David Gollust State Department 28 December 2007 The United States, in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, is urging all moderate Pakistani political forces including the party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take part in the coun

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South Korea's president-elect says he plans to do away with the ministry that has handled relations with North Korea for nearly 40 years. But, many of the lawmakers who would have to approve the plan are opposed to it. 韩国当选总统李明博说，

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 December 2007 India's western state of Gujarat is electing a new state government. The polls will decide the political fortunes of a Hindu hard-line chief minister who rules the state and are being seen as a test for I

Peru's President-Elect to Reappoint Central Bank Chief

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview