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US Foreign Policy on Gay Rights Sparks Debate Living now in relative freedom and security in New York City, artist and filmmaker Alexander Kargaltsev remembers the harassment and violence he suffered as a gay man in his native Russia. I went to the d...
The Debate Over Targeted Killings From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. This week, NBC News reported on a document written by the Department of Justice on the policy of targeted killings of American terrorism suspects. Th...
West of Memphis Movie Sparks Murder Debate Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Charles Jason Baldwin were accused of the crime. Their conviction, it turned out, was based on questionable evidence and false testimonies. The widely publicized trials a...
CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The draft law limiting protests in Egypt, which is currently being studied after recently being announced by Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, stirred up an overwhelming debate in the Egyptian political arena. Contradictory repo...
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A low-budget comedy has become the box office hit of the year on the Chinese mainland, leaving a heavily-funded domestic blockbuster trailing. Lost in Thailand, which was produced for only 30 million yuan (4.8million U.S....
Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate The Republican Party's 2008 presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, has been campaigning for Mitt Romney in southern Florida. He says new leadership is needed to reduce the more than one-trillion-dollar f...
Obama viewed as winner of second presidential debate: poll WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was viewed by more Americans who watched the second presidential debate of this election cycle as the winner of his second face-off...
Obama, Romney face off in first presidential debate DENVER, the United States, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday began their first presidential debate at Denver University in Denver,...
Agriculture Report - US Drought Renews Debate on Biofuel This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American officials have sharply reduced their expectations for this year's corn and soybean crops. Farmers in the Midwest are struggling with...