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By Liz Noh Tokyo 08 August 2007 With opposition control of Japan's Upper House heralding possible change in the traditionally strong alliance between Japan and the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer has met with the leader of th

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VOA标准英语2008年-Kenyan Opposition Leader Rejects Bilateral Talk

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Al-Qaida Names Egyptian Zawahri as New Leader

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By Brian Wagner Miami 19 February 2008 The resignation of Cuban leader Fidel Castro may open the door for his brother, Raul, to officially take over the communist government. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report from Miami. The announcement by Fidel Ca