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By Deborah Tate The Republican National Convention, which will nominate President Bush for another four-year term opens in New York Monday. Republicans chose New York, a mostly Democratic Party strong

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Scott Stearns President Bush marked Earth Day with a new program to better protect American wetlands. The president's presumptive Democratic challenger, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry said that Mr.

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Perhaps the most important goal Democrats have at their presidential nominating convention in the western state of Denver, Colorado is to project an all-American image for their candidate, Barack Obama. The four-night convention will give Democrats

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Environmental groups are praising a decision by the U.S. state of Florida to buy a vast tract of farmland to restore the Everglades wetlands. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the deal aims to control water pollution and ensure fresh water suppli

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