By Jim Malone Washington 22 January 2007 Americans will not elect their next president for 22 months, but already the 2008 presidential campaign seems to have reached a fever pitch. In the last few days alone, three candidates, including Senator Hil...
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Balkan Pipeline report Map of Balkan pipelines A race is underway in the Balkans to build an oil export pipeline that bypasses the Turkish Straits. One proposed line would go from Bulgaria to Albani...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 Legislation to establish permanent U.S. normal trade relations [PNTR] with Vietnam is nearing consideration again in the U.S. Congress, and could win final approval before lawmakers are scheduled to adjo...
By Greg Flakus Houston 31 October 2006 The race for governor of Texas has been spiced up this year by two colorful and outspoken candidates, one a tough-talking grandmother and the other a self-described Jewish cowboy. But Governor Rick Perry has be...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 09 May 2006 Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the United States, where groups that are minorities in other parts of the country form the majority. Recent...
By David McAlary Washington 25 January 2006 When it comes to lung cancer rates among smokers, scientists say race and ethnicity matter. A new study reports significant differences in the rates among s...
Extreme Races for Intense Runners 2 A world-class runner In 2002, Yannis Kouros, arguably the world’s greatest ultramarathon runner, set a new course record for the 24-hour Soochow race by running 2...
Extreme Races for Intense Runners By Rachel Sawatzky For some ultramarathon runners, 42 km is only the beginning. 1 Only fanatical runners would pay US$250 in entry fees for the chance to run 135 mile...
American Old-time Radio Classic Favorites A Day at the Races (I) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, once every year Jack Benny decides to 1)tempt fate by going out to San Anita for the races. Yesterday...
THIS IS AMERICA - Presidential Race By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, January 12, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Pho...
