By Doug Levine Washington 29 April 2008 The departure of two key members of the Caribbean Jazz Project marks a new beginning for the Grammy Award-winning jazz group. VOA's Doug Levine tells us about the formation of an exciting musical alliance betwe

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By Nilanjana Bhowmick Darjeeling/Kolkata, India 18 June 2008 India's scenic Darjeeling district is known for its teas and draws tens-of-thousands of tourists each year. But political turmoil in the multi-ethnic district is threatening to undermine t

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Two U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would close a loophole in U.S. sanctions law. The measure would deny federal contracts to U.S. companies that do business - through foreign subsidia

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Putin Introduces Measures to Curb Political Opposition For months, presidential candidate Vladimir Putin had to put up with protests. Now, President Putin is fighting back. First, he pushed through a law dramatically raising fines for protest organiz

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Exhibit Salutes Children's Author Who Introduced Minority Characters Shakespeare asked, What's in a Name? A lot, it turns out. Take Ezra Jack Keats, the famous childrens book author and illustrator, who died in 1983. Keats wrote and illustrated more

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By Kane Farabaugh Utica, New York 05 September 2007 The exodus of minority populations in Burma is the largest migration of people in Southeast Asia. An estimated 160,000 live in nine refugee camps in Thailand. There, they wait for resettlement in a

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