The Pig

The Pig It was an evening in November, As I very well remember, I was 1) strolling down the street in 2) drunken pride, But my knees were all 3) aflutter, And I landed in the 4) gutter And a pig came

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 April 2008 The Indian Hindi language movie industry - popularly known as Bollywood - is stepping up its fight against film piracy both at home and overseas. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Bollywood films lo

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Pig and Pepper

Pig and Pepper When Alice was not too big to go through the door, she went up to it. The house was very noisy in- side. There's no bell, she told herself, and nobody would hear a bell. There's too much noise.She opened the door and went in. She wante

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By Phillip Wellman Dakar 02 October 2007 Cocoa buyers, sellers, producers and other industry stakeholders are meeting this week in Accra, Ghana to discuss the future of cocoa business. In West Africa, where millions depend on the trade for their live

CNN 2008-11-19

Hello, Im Naamua Delaney at the CNN center in Atlanta. And here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. CEOs from Ford, Chrysler and General Motors are making their case for a 25- billion-dollar emergency loan. They want Congress to tap into t

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By Scott Bobb Lake Victoria, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence that erupted in Kenya following December's elections brought to the fore long-standing feelings of marginalization in the opposition stronghold of western Kenya. Economists say

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By Greg Flakus Houston 29 February 2008 Leaders of the US energy industry met in Houston Thursday for what was billed as a presidential summit on energy issues, but they drew only one candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports f

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pig

A man was sued by a woman for defamation of character. She charged that he had called her a pig. The man was found guilty and fined. After the trial he asked the judge, This means that I cannot call Mrs. Johnson a pig? The judge said that was true. D

Mrs. Johnson and pig

A man was sued by a woman for defamation of character. She charged that he had called her a pig. The man was found guilty and fined. After the trial he asked the judge, Does this meanthat I cannot call Mrs. Johnson a pig?The judge said that was true.

The Pig

A pig once made its way into the courtyard of a lordly mansion，where he sauntered at its will around the stables and the kitchen，wallowed in filth，and bathed in slops．Then he returned home from his visit looking every bit of a pig．Well，Ka

Chinese film industry slumps after opening up to Hollywood

HANGZHOU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- China's domestic film industry has hit a five-year low despite robust growth in box office sales across the country in the first half of this year, filmmakers said. The industry is going through a rough patch as ticket s

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Obama: 'The American Auto Industry is Back'

Three years after approving government bailouts for two major U.S. automakers, President Barack Obama is proclaiming the industry's revival. The president also has created a government unit to investigate allegations of unfair trade by other countrie

China seeks greater role in global shipbuilding

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