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IN THE NEWS - John Kerry Chooses John Edwards for Vice President By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, July 10, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The Democratic Nationa

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By Jim Malone Washington 31 October 2006 Republicans are depending on a strong voter turnout among conservative Christians on November 7 as one way to limit expected Democratic gains in the midterm congressional elections. But some liberal groups al

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Thank you very much, Father Hesburgh , Father McBrien , all the distinguished clergy who are present, ladies and gentlemen: I am very pleased to be at Notre Dame and I feel very much at home, frankly -- not just because you have seven or eight hundr

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For fans of fashionable neckwear for men, what's old is new again. Now Mo Rocca who follows these matters has his own ideas about that. Way back in the 1990s, freedom was ringing everywhere. Women were making huge inroads in the workplace. As for men

2007年VOA标准英语-Religious Movement Views Media as Cause of Yout

By Zulima Palacio Washington, D.C. 21 June 2007 A fast-growing religious movement in the U.S. says violent media messages are responsible for most of today's troubles with young people, and its followers see God as the only solution. Producer Zulima

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By Efam Dovi Accra 22 December 2006 As the world's Christian community marks the birth of Jesus Christ, Ghanaian faithful are joining in the celebrations with various church activities, including conventions and all-night prayer sessions. However, a

2006年VOA标准英语-New Film Tells the Real – Religious – Christmas

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 22 December 2006 watch The Nativity Story report The Nativity Story A new film features some familiar Hollywood plot lines: a scandalous teenage pregnancy and young runaways fleeing the law. What makes this different fro

2006年VOA标准英语-Religious School Teaches Students Muslim Values

By Setareh Sanjar Washington, DC 19 October 2006 watch Muslim School in US Private, religious schools have long been an alternative to public schools in the United States. The U.S. Department of Education estimates more than four million students at

2006年VOA标准英语-Iranian Religious Leader Urges Support for Hezb

By Gary Thomas Tehran 14 July 2006 A senior Iranian religious leader Friday defended Hezbollah and called on Muslims and non-Muslims alike to rally to its support. Iran has had a long and close association with Hezbollah, which the U.S. lists as a t

2006年VOA标准英语-US Authorities Stress Cooperation With Religiou

By Richard Green Washington 17 September 2006 A woman carrying a sign supporting Arabs argues with a man at New York's Union Square (File photo - Sept. 15, 2001) In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States five years

2007年VOA标准英语-Religious Tensions Run High In India's Punjab S

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 May 2007 A daylong general strike called by Sikh religious leaders has shut down activity in India's northern state of Punjab, a Sikh majority region. Anjana Pasricha reports that the strike was ordered after tensions

2006年VOA标准英语-Religious Leaders Call for Interfaith Dial

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 20 February 2006 watch report on Religion The protests in the Muslim world over the newspaper cartoons making fun of the Prophet Muhammad continue. In the search

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 17 June 2008 A new report by the International Crisis Group warns of a growing risk of communal violence in Indonesia's eastern most province, Papua. From Jakarta, VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more. Papuanese studen

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenya Religious Leaders Criticize Reform Progre

Religious leaders in Kenya have sharply criticized the country's coalition government for failing to tame corruption and to undertake reforms outlined in a power-sharing agreement signed last year to end months of post-election violence. The comment

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In remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Barack Obama said challenges he has faced during the past two years, including the U.S. economic recession, have strengthened his religious faith. Mr. Obama also spoke about

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U.S. President Barack Obama says America and the world need to tap the power of faith to unite people and provide for the common good. Mr. Obama says he will bring clergy and secular leaders together in a joint effort to help communities around the

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By Sonja Pace Istanbul 01 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI is seen with Ali Bardakoglu, head of Turkey's religious affairs, during their meeting in Ankara, 28 Nov. 2006 The visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI was overshadowed by the currently tense

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 October 2006 A worker is seen on the Airbus A 380 superjumbo assembly line in Toulouse, southwestern France Several airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are reviewing their options after the latest delay in the delivery

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China, Latvia pledge to boost military ties

RIGA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie here on Monday met his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks, with both sides pledging to enhance bilateral military cooperation. During the meeting, Liang said that China attaches great im