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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is one of Britain’s most famous and observed persons. Her wardrobe is a key element to her public image. The Queen is an 1) icon, simply 2) by virtue of the jo

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Trains Drive Baltimore Holiday Display BALTIMORE During the Christmas season, fire stations in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, draw a number of excited visitors. The fire stations have a long-standing tradition of hosting holiday train gardens,

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Broadcast: Jan 17, 2003 At the unveiling of the First Europeans exhibit, Ellen Futter, president of the American Museum of Natural History, offered reporters, 1) anthropologists and other scientists a

CNN 2009-12-29

JOHN VAUSE: I am John Vause in Beijing. Christmas is still relatively new here in China only really celebrated within the last 10 years. In fact, there was a time when you couldn't display a sign which read Merry Christmas because of the religious me

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By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up

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By Challiss McDonough Luxor, Egypt 04 November 2007 The face of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun has been shown to the public for the first time since his tomb was discovered 85 years ago. King Tut's mummy has been moved into a special display c

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By Ward Ana Washington, DC 14 February 2008 The U.S. Library of Congress is the world's largest library with more than 130 million items. Among its works is the largest collection of Persian language materials outside Iran. Recently, VOA's Ana Ward w

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By Amanda Cassandra New York 08 September 2006 A small clothing store that became a makeshift shrine after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center is now the centerpiece of an exhibit commemorating the fifth anniversary o

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Diversity on Display at US Presidential Inauguration The diversity of the Presidents supporters was on display at the Inauguration. Ramona Natera from Wisconsin is part of Latinas United for Obama that helped secure Hispanic support in the last elect

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A: What do people usually do to improve the interior of their houses before they sell them? B: Your house looks very nice on the inside, but a fresh coat of paint always helps brighten a homes interior. A: I get confused when trying to pick out color

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VOA常速英语2007-Pakistan Interior Ministry Recommends No Ban on

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Russia recruits ex-criminals into interior forces

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The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att

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BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Meng Jianzhu said Thursday that China and Uzbekistan should cooperate to safeguard the security and stability of the two countries as well as that of the region. Meng, who is also the minister of public s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opinion: Satanic Display Shows Power Of The Bible

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a satanic display in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield this holiday season, near a Nativity scene and a menorah. It shows an arm encircled by a serpent, winding up to a hand holding an apple. And below, an inscripti

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The Shanghai Himalayas Museum is hosting probably the biggest-ever exhibition dedicated to video art in China. And it's all thanks to a French husband-and-wife team of collectors. The work by British artist Mark Wallinger is among the 23 video pieces

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The American saying, It takes a thief to catch a thief, is more commonly expressed Set a thief to catch a thief in Britain. The latter phrase was first used in a play in the middle of the 17th century, but the idea dates back to Roman times. It can b