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Six Researchers Who Gave All to Their Work

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.

FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, the stories of some medical heroes.

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BOB DOUGHTY: At

2010-05-20

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Art by Japanese-American Detainees During World War Two Shows

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember.

BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Visitors to Washington, D.C. this summer can see a powerful exhibit that tells about a d

2010-05-20

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Finding New Ways to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful disease that can destroy joints. Women are three times more likely to get it than men.

Rheumatoid arthritis is co

2010-05-20

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Taking Action Against Child Labor

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

Delegates from around the world have agreed on a new plan to end the worst kinds of child labor by two thousand sixteen. More than four hundred f

2010-05-20

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Why Grafting Still Fits Nicely Into Agriculture

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Grafting is a way to produce plants from pieces of existing plants instead of seeds.

Branches or buds are cut from one plant and placed on a r

2010-05-20

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Economics Report - Britain Gets a Government, as Europe Gets a Plan to Save the Euro

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

European Union officials agreed on a debt rescue plan this week. They also got a message from Britain's new governing parties.

WILLIAM HAGUE: "I

2010-05-20

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President Obama Nominates Elena Kagan to Supreme Court

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court this week. She would replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the nine-memb

2010-05-20

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Education Report - A Class Where Teens Learn Mothering, and Are Mothered

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

Parents are a child's first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House

2010-05-20

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The Making of a Nation - American History Immigrants from Europe

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.

In our last program, we told you the story of the Statue of Liberty. It was given to the United States by the people of

2010-05-20

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Explorations - Guitar Heroes, Before Anyone Even Heard of a Video Game

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember.

PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can

2010-05-20

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Health Report - Obesity Becomes a Big Killer in India

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Malnutrition remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include obesity-related diseases

2010-05-20

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Science in the News ] 'Tornado Season' Begins in the United States

BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.

BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have been o

2010-05-12

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Lincoln's Cottage A Visit to a 19th Century Camp David

BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington.

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STEVE EMBER: Our story begins on the evening of Wednesday, Septe

2010-05-12

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This is America - Lincoln's Cottage A Visit to a 19th Century Camp David

BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington.

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STEVE EMBER: Our story begins on the evening of Wednesday, Septe

2010-05-10

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People in America - Barbara Jordan, 1936-1996 A Powerful Voice for Justice and Social Change

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember.

SARAH LONG: And I'm Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a woman who worked to make a difference in people's lives, Barbara J

2010-05-10

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What Happened to Life of Promise for NY Bomb Suspect

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

Personal photos show Faisal Shahzad smiling. And why not? The young man built a promising life in a new land. He became an American citizen a year ago. H

2010-05-10

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Economics Report - Greek Lawmakers Pass Spending Cuts Required for Loans

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

Greece's debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide. They worry that it could spread far beyond Greece.

On Thursday, a

2010-05-10

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Science in the News - How Pain Treatment Has Improved in Recent Years

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.

STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today we tell about developments in pain control.

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BOB DOUGHTY: As r

2010-05-06

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Explorations - Crime and Punishment

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember.

BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the United States Federal Bureau of Investig

2010-05-06

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MARY TILLOTSON: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America.

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

Sending and receiving money by text message. Sharing crop prices. Just talking to a loved one far from home. These are some of the ways that mobi

2010-05-04

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People in America - Doctor Seuss, 1904-1991 People of all Ages Love his Books for Children

MARY TILLOTSON: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America.

Today we tell about one of the most successful writers of children's books. Sarah Long and Steve Ember tell

2010-05-04

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In the News - Oil Spill Spreads Fears Along US Gulf Coast

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck. Now, American states along the Gulf of Mexico are fearing a different kind of environmental disaste

2010-05-04

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American Mosaic - Pop Singer Spreads 'Bieber Fever' Wherever He Goes

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.

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I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we have music from Justin Bieber's latest album, "My World 2.0." And we answe

2010-05-04

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Development Report - World Bank Sees Progress on Development Goals

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

The World Bank says most developing countries have made important progress toward the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals.

Last week

2010-04-28

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In the News - Height, Hooks The Passing of Two Civil Rights Leaders

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

In recent days, Americans have lost two civil rights leaders of the twentieth century, Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks.

Dorothy Height died Tuesday

2010-04-28

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