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By Suzanne Presto Washington, DC 31 May 2006 watch Commencement report There is a constant at the end of academic years. Each May or June, graduates from colleges and universities across the country receive their degrees. ---------------------------
In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo
Grammar Girl here. Today, Julie Wildhaber, who trains writers and editors at Yahoo!, will explain a few strategies for keeping copy compact and for getting rid of deadwood: words and phrases that add length but not value. The podcast edition of this
By Kurt Achin Seoul 27 April 2006 The World Trade Organization has canceled a minister-level meeting scheduled for late April, admitting that members are not ready to meet a deadline for a trade liber
By Parke Brewer Atlanta 03 April 2007 The University of Florida has won the U.S. men's Division One college basketball championship, for the second straight year. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Atlanta on Florida's 84-75 victory over Oh
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC)I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music from winners of the Country Music Association awards ... And answer a question about the military academy West Point ... But first, a re
By David Gollust Washington 24 April 2007 Syrian lawer Anwar al-Bunni (File) The United States has criticized the five-year prison term handed down against Syrian human-rights activist Anwar al-Bunni. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Depart
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 September 2006 President Bush met with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Thursday, ahead of expected Senate passage of a bill dealing with the treatment and trials of terrorism suspects. Mr. Bush says the measure
By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 August 2006 The MacArthur Foundation, better known for offering so-called genius grants each year to individuals, will now recognize small non-profit organizations. The groups are diverse and are in different countries,
By Deborah Tate Washington 25 May 2006 The U.S. Senate has approved (by a 62 to 36 vote) sweeping immigration reform legislation that strengthens border security and establishes a guest worker program for the millions of illegal immigrants in the Un
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - November 12, 2002: Oldest Evidence of Jesus? / Mapping Genes that Cause Disease / 2002 World Health Report VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 08 September 2006 A report by a Senate committee says there is no evidence former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had any relationship with the al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates before the U.
By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo
By Greg Flakus Houston 09 November 2006 President Bush has chosen a former CIA director Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Among his numerous previous functions, Gates served on a congressional panel set up to review th
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch US Midterm Elections Democratic supporters in the western city of Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, November 7, 2006 The opposition Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Wednesday continued work on an immigration reform bill, voting to bar illegal immigrants with criminal records from becoming U.S. citizens and
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 11 October 2006 Saddam Hussein's genocide trial continued in Baghdad, one day after the ex-leader was expelled from the courtroom. Kurdish witnesses have been telling the court they were raped, abused, and kept in horrible
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 August 2006 Among the last issues to come before the U.S. Senate before lawmakers began their August recess were cybercrime and cybersecurity. Senators ratified an international treaty aimed at cracking down on crimes
By Paula Wolfson White House 04 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation that provides roughly $1.2 billion for fencing and other enhanced security measures along the border with Mexico. ------- George Bush speaks in Scottsdale
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Next week, the NBA is putting on its big London game. The New York Knicks take on the Washington Wizards. But Enes Kanter of the Knicks won't be there. Mr. Kanter is Turkish and an outspoken critic of Turkish President Erdogan. He