By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 August 2006 The government's security crackdown in the troubled Niger Delta has provoked a huge debate in Nigeria regarding the best strategy to deal with violence in the region. Some Nigerian leaders are advocating new...
By Dan Robinson Washington 20 May 2006 A prominent Republican lawmaker says he will hold a hearing on an incident last November in which U.S. soldiers are alleged to have killed innocent civilians in...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2006 A key congressional Democrat says the Bush administration's nuclear accord with India lacks the support necessary to pass the U.S. Congress, and is offering a...
By Jim Malone Washington 04 April 2006 Video image provided by Rep. Tom DeLay's office shows DeLay announcing his intention to resign from Congress Texas Congressman Tom DeLay, once one of the most po...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 27 February 2006 Philippines legislator Maria Imelda (Imee) Marcos is joining opposition voices calling on President Gloria Arroyo to end the state of emergency. Marcos - th...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 25 January 2006 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a package of bills aimed at promoting scientific education and research in the United States. The lawmaker...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American Lawmakers React To a Flood of Immigrants in Late 1800s By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, October 27, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program...
IN THE NEWS - Powerful U.S. Lawmaker Accused of Election Law Violation in Texas By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, October 01, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wed...
Capitol Hill U.S. lawmakers are considering amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born American citizens to run for president of the United States. Senator Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Jud...
By Dan Robinson Two U.S. lawmakers just returned from Sudan say the situation in the western Darfur region remains intolerable, and are urging the government in Khartoum to take further actions to all...