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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: The rights--and wrongs--of bearing arms. In todays article Ill tackle the question: Who can own a gun? Who Can Own a Gun? First, lets look at the constitutional status of gun laws. The Second Amendment to the Constituti

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The insurgents hit the capital of Uruzgan in a deadly coordinated attack. Suicide bombers stormed the governor's compound and detonated explosives near the deputy governor's office. Gunmen and suicide bombers also tried to force their way into the he

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By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 28 May 2007 At least 17 people have been clubbed or hacked to death by suspected Rwandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern province of South Kivu. Congo's United Nations peacekeeping mission said the violence app

UN: Violence Increasing in Chad Refugee Camps

By Lisa Schlein The United Nations refugee agency is reporting growing violence against Sudanese refugees in and around camps in eastern Chad. The agency says steps are being taken to improve security

Militia Loyal to Congo Government Says it Holds

By David Lewis In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia leader loyal to the government says that he has captured the headquarters of rebels operating in eastern Congo. There has been no independ

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The top U.S. diplomat for South Asia is praising Pakistan's efforts to recruit local militias against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the country's volatile tribal regions. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad. U.S. Assistant Secretary of St

VOA标准英语2009-Turkey Wedding Massacre Prompts Calls to Disband

The recent massacre of a wedding party in southeast Turkey has cast the spotlight on the region's local militia known as Village Guards. Some of the weapons used in the wedding attack are believed to belong to the militia. The militia was created by

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The United Nations has confirmed that four of its workers were abducted early Monday in Waajid, in south-central Somalia. According to the U.N., the workers include three foreigners and one Somali. U.N. spokesperson Dawn Blalock said the staff membe

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 16 November 2009 A rebel group in Ethiopia's restive Ogaden region says it has killed 626 government troops in heavy fighting near the border with neighboring Somalia. The government has dismissed the claim as 'a comple

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By David Lewis U.N. peacekeepers and militiamen clashed Sunday in war-torn northeastern Congo's Ituri district. Two militiamen were killed and two peacekeepers were wounded during the two-hour battle.

2007年VOA标准英语-US Air Strike Targets Militia in Southern Iraqi

By Margaret Besheer Bagdad 07 April 2007 A US military convoy drives through Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 06 Apr 2007 Iraqi and U.S. forces continued security operations for a second day in the southern city of Diwaniyah. Meanwhile, Iraqi offic

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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 April 2008 Indonesia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former pro-Jakarta militia leader, ruling that he did not commit gross human rights violations during East Timor's vote for independence in 1999. M

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 April 2008 Just hours after being released following two years in a Jakarta prison, former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres announced plans to run for Indonesia's parliament next year. As VOA's Nancy-Ameli

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By Benjamin Sand Kandahar, Afghanistan 10 January 2007 watch Afghan Police report Afghan police trainees With violence on the rise throughout Afghanistan, the Kabul government is recruiting thousands of auxiliary police to combat a growing insurgenc

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 20 May 2007 President Laurent Gbagbo has attended a ceremony in western Ivory Coast to mark militia disarmament. Experts say successful disarmament would be an important step in the country's peace process, but they also say t

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今天我们要学的词是hand over。 Hand over, 是移交，交出的意思。He handed over his responsibility as the company CEO last year, 他去年辞去了公司首席执行官的职务。 巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫星期三正式辞去军队

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By Scott Stearns White House 08 April 2008 President Bush met with Afghan governors to discuss security and economic progress in Afghanistan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush wants more NATO troops backing the government

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