As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence rages along the U.S. border with Mexico and in other areas where powerful drug cartels are fighting over turf and billions of dollars in narcotics profits. VOA’s Greg Flakus reports from Houston, Texas.
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As members of the Senate struggle to co...
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As members of the Senate struggle to come up with a final version of its health care reform bill, President Obama is pushing them to overcome their differences so they can vote on the legislation before the end of the year. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has the details.
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U.S. President Barack Obama has made Pa...
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U.S. President Barack Obama has made Pakistan a key part of his new strategy in Afghanistan. But as the U.S. and NATO battle Taliban militants in Afghanistan, Pakistan is facing its own challenges. Taliban insurgents have launched bomb attacks across the country. Meanwhile, a political scanda...
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Members of the Kenyan Boys Choir are th...
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Members of the Kenyan Boys Choir are thrilling audiences worldwide with their rich, deep baritones interlaced with light, pure soprano notes. Formed over a decade ago, the choir gained global recognition when it performed at U.S. President Barack Obama’s inauguration early this year. But the c...
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A gallery in Washington, D.C. recently held an exhibition to show the role art can play in inspiring the disabled or those living with pain to lead more creative lives. Ana Ward of VOA’s Persian News Network visited the exhibition and filed this report. It is narrated by Ruth Reader. ...
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Heads of state and government have begu...
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Heads of state and government have begun arriving in Copenhagen to try to work out a deal or at least a viable framework to curb global warming. But major differences remain in these final three days of the conference and demonstrators are protesting the lack of progress made in the talks.&...
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The Obama administration has announced ...
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The Obama administration has announced it has selected the Thomson Correctional Center in the midwest state of Illinois to house terrorism suspects now being held at the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The move would be a major step towards closing the Guantanamo facility, which Presid...
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The global consulting firm Accenture no...
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The global consulting firm Accenture now says famed golfer Tiger Woods is "no longer the right representative" and is ending its relationship with him. This follows a move by Gillette to drop Woods from its advertising campaigns for now, following the personal controversy surrounding the golfe...
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The U.N.'s top climate official Yvo De ...
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The U.N.'s top climate official Yvo De Boer says environmental ministers meeting in Copenhagen for climate change talks have made significant progress in a number of areas, but he says it is "not enough." Meanwhile China is accusing developed nations of backing away from promises to help poor n...
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The December holiday season in the US i...
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The December holiday season in the US is traditionally a time that many people give money to charities. But with the economic downturn, surveys show that Americans are less likely to give to charities this year. VOA’s Deborah Block spoke with one of the largest charities in the US, which says ...
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Blessed are Peacemakers
