IN THE NEWS - After Five Years of War, Attention Turns to What New President Would Do Obama and Clinton both promise withdrawal, but differ on timing. McCain supports the Iraq policies of President Bush, who says this is a fight America can and must...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Jumping, Climbing and Running: Nothing Stands in the Way of Parkour Also: The Environmental Film Festival in Washington. And music by the British band the Chemical Brothers. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 March 2008 HOST: Welcom...
Economics Report - The Fall of Bear Stearns J.P. Morgan Chase to buy the troubled investment bank with help of a 30 billion dollar loan from the Federal Reserve. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: The Constitution Goes to the States for Approval The long struggle to give the United States a strong central government was over. It took four months to write the Constitution. It took ten more mont...
Education Report - Three Schools for the Learning Disabled In the final part of our learning disabilities series, we look at programs designed to prepare students for regular classes. Transcript of radio broadcast: 19 March 2008 This is the VOA Spec...
EXPLORATIONS - Cities Around the World Are 'Going Green' Here are some ways that local governments are taking steps to protect the environment. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 March 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein w...
Health Report - Vaccine a Big Success Against Meningitis in Uganda Rates in young children drop to zero in areas of the country included in a study. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Meningit...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - An International Appeal to Cut Smoking Rates Through Six Policies Also: An effort to find evidence of climate change in plants. And researchers develop a kind of rubber that can repair itself. Transcript of radio broadcast: 17...
Agriculture Report - The Seeds of Weed Control Advice for suppressing the growth of unwelcome plants. Transcript of radio broadcast: 17 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant a weed? When its undesirable quali...
THIS IS AMERICA - President Lincoln's Cottage: A Visit to a 19th Century Camp David A country home important in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and his Emancipation Proclamation, has been restored and opened to the public. Transcript of radio broadcas...
Development Report - Building a Better Cook Stove for the Worlds Poor Envirofit International plans to begin selling a clean-burning stove in southern India in May. Transcript of radio broadcast: 17 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Develop...
People in America - Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: One of the Most Famous Writers of the 20th Century His novels include A Farewell to Arms, Death in the Afternoon, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Transcript of radio broadcast: 15 March 2008 VOICE ONE: I...
IN THE NEWS - 'Private Failings': The Rise, and Sudden Fall, of Eliot Spitzer New York's governor built his political life on fighting corruption. He resigns after being identified as a client of a prostitution business. Transcript of radio broadcas...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Small-Town Georgia Influences Singer Lizz Wright's Latest Effort Also: A listener asks what the Democratic Party candidates plan to do if elected president. And a home used by President Abraham Lincoln is opened to the public. Tran...
Economics Report - Boeing Protests Air Force Contract on Tankers A deal awarded to a U.S. competitor, teamed with the parent of Europe's Airbus, angers some lawmakers in Congress. Transcript of radio broadcast: 13 March 2008 This is the VOA Special...
