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We Profile Five Special People Who Died This Year Written by Katherine Gypson and Caty Weaver (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five special people wh

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By VOA News Kampala, Uganda 25 February 2006 Police and opposition supporters clashed in Kampala Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has extended his 20-year rule, beating his chief rival, Kizza Besigye

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Related Links The White House Award-winning journalist Helen Thomas has been covering Washington politics for more than 60 years. In 1961, she became the first woman to cover the White House during President John F. Kennedy's administration and has r

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Wen holds talks with Merkel

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday exchanged views with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on major bilateral issues. After the closed-door meeting, Wen said this year, the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 September 2007 A report by a panel of retired senior U.S. military officers has concluded that Iraq's security forces will not be able to take over the country's security from U.S. troops for 12 to 18 months. The repor

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ZEIST, The Netherlands, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Vitesse midfielder Marco van Ginkel received his first call-up for the Dutch national team for the friendly against Germany on November 14 in Amsterdam. Van Ginkel was included in a squad of

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