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Obama Seeks Limits on Banks, Condemns Campaign Finance RulingThe proposals came the same week as he marked his first year as president and his party lost an
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Scott Joplin, 1867-1917: King of Ragtime MusicJoplin wrote 60 musical works during the early 1900s. Many of them are still popular today. Transcript of radio
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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for ChicagoA lot of hot and cold air in The Windy City08 January 2010Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS
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A Military Education at West PointWe answer a question about the college that prepares men and women to be army officers, and not just for the U.S. Army. Tra
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New Museum to Honor Power of a Sit-In ProtestAlso: A question from India about what is the favorite winter sport in America. And music by Jason Mraz. Transcr
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American History Series: The Final SurrenderGeneral Robert E. Lee accepted defeat in early April 1865. Other Confederate armies were too small and too weak t
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Pioneers Who Shaped the Sounds of RadioLee De Forest, Edwin Armstrong, David Sarnoff, William Paley and Edward Murrow helped develop the broadcast industry.
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Attention Turns to Yemen in Anti-Terror FightThe government has sent large numbers of troops to battle al-Qaida, but it must also deal with the country's ot
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Solar-Powered Pumps Aid African FarmersIrrigation systems tested in Benin led to bigger surpluses that women farmers could sell. That way they could buy more
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Google May Leave Fast-Growing ChinaChina has the world's largest Internet market, and just claimed the title of top export nation. But a cyber attack and ce
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In Consumer Electronics, 3-D and All Things WirelessThe electronics industry saw sales drop by 8 percent last year. This year, smartphones, digital tablets a
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Shakespeare Was a Producer and Actor and, Oh Yes, a WriterWilliam Shakespeare's writings have influenced culture all over the world for more than four centu
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Ambassador for Young Spreads a Love of BooksAlso: A question from Russia about a religious group called the Old Believers. And music by Whitney Houston. Tran
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Electronics Industry Hopes for a Reset in 20103-D TV, digital tablets and Google's new phone could help in recovering from a bad year. Thousands of new prod
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American History Series: Andrew Johnson Faces a Fight Over Aiding SouthThe nation was at peace. But the new president's move to pardon Confederates made ene
