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US-Central America Trade Talks Open Monday

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 06 February 2008 U.S. President George Bush was among the first western leaders to congratulate Mikhail Saakashvili on his election last month to a second term as Georgia's president. In this report from Washington, VOA

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By Mandy Clark London 27 February 2008 When Russian voters go to the polls March 2, they will choose a successor to President Vladimir Putin, who has been widely credited in Russia with restoring some of the country's international clout. But, in the

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By Luis Ramirez Kuala Lumpur 07 March 2008 People in Malaysia head to the polls on Saturday in snap elections that are a referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his long-ruling National Front coalition. The campaign has been domi

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VOA标准英语2008年-India's Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates to Co

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