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NPR 2011-02-16

President Obama is appealing for patience in tackling some of the nation's long-term fiscal challenges. NPR's Scott Horsley monitored this morning's White House news conference. Scott, the president staunchly defended his budget proposal of more than

NPR 2012-06-18

The first exit polls in closely watched elections in Greece show the conservative and the radical leftist parties are very close. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Athens. Six major polling companies issued their first exit polls showing the conserv

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Broadcast: Jan 24, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Two environmental groups blame dishonesty1 among Indonesian officials for the continued destruction of the co

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Philippines Examines Mining Operations after Landslide Deaths Philippine officials are calling for a review of mining activities in the countrys mountains. The investigation was ordered after two deadly landslides struck hillside communities where mi

CNN 2009-02-05

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta. I am Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We are gonna start with the president who wants to set a $500,000 pay cap for executives at companies that got some bailout money. New rules are

CNN 2010-12-07

From north to south to east to west, from sea to shining sea, the American people are united in support of you and your families. As your Commander-in-Chief, I also want you to know that we will do whatever it takes to make sure that you have the str

NPR 2008-06-03

Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama says Republican John McCain is too out of touch with American workers to help the nations struggling manufacturing base. Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Detroit suburb of Troy. Detroit Public Ra

NPR 2009-08-13

The interest rate setting arm of the Federal Reserve has wrapped up its two-day meeting in Washington, taking no action on a key overnight bank lending rate it controls. In its end of meeting statement, the members of the Fed's Open Market Committee

NPR 2009-04-11

Wild weather continues to plague the Middle West and the South today. Weather officials in central Tennessee said at least two people are dead, 30 others are injured after a twister touchdown there today. Officials said the Blackman community in Mur

NPR 2011-12-12

Syrian activists say the army and defected soldiers are clashing in the north and south of the country. NPRs Peter Kenyon reports observers say more than 60 people have been killed just since Friday. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Righ

NPR 2011-04-01

A barrage of questions today for Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen. They were grilled extensively on Libya by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. As NPR's David Welna reports, both Pentagon offic

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Rescue efforts are still under way to find possible survivors of an Egyptian passenger ferry that sank in the Red Sea early Friday, carrying roughly 1,400

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are breaking news this morning on a Pentagon investigation into the deaths of four American soldiers. What's known is they were ambushed by ISIS fighters in the West African country of Niger. What wasn't known is, did they hav

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 February 2008 President Bush's budget for next year, sent to the Congress for debate on Monday, includes more than half a trillion dollars in basic defense spending, and another $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghan

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By Dan Robinson Washington 04 December 2007 An end-of-year battle continues between majority Democrats in Congress and President Bush over government spending and money for military operations in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. In

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U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to pay a fine of nearly a billion U.S. dollars to Chinese authorities and has agreed to modify its practices. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) says the U.S. firm was found to have abused its mar

NPR 2012-12-29

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jeanine Herbst. A meeting is underway at the White House between Senate and House leaders at this hour, its a final step at trying to find a solution to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of automatic tax hikes and spend