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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: language in action. We have two reports. RS: We start with a program in the International Business School at Brandeis University near Boston, Massachusetts. It helps introduce for

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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 Penelope Poulou Washington 28 June 2006 Watch culture report It has been five years since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The political and cultural status of Afghan women has improved radically, especially in the cities. Change came slow

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 03 May 2006 A man pushes a cart filled with collected cardboard boxes past posters of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic The European Union has suspended talks on clo

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 13 August 2006 Vietnamese Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Viet Tien is handcuffed and led from his home in Hanoi (File photo) As Vietnam prepares to ratify the U.N. Convention Against Corruption, the government continues it

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