VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: A repossessed home in Denver, Colorado, in May 2008 And I'm Fritzi Bodenheimer. This week on our program, we examine some of the causes of the financial crisis

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 26 May 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Burma's military government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Mr. Annan issued the call in Thailand on the last stop of a f

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By Nico Colombant and Zoumana Wonogo Abidjan and Ouagadougou 28 February 2006 Burkina Faso map While the Ivory Coast peace process stutters along, many northern rebel leaders have established a double

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By Sonja Pace Clichy-sous-Bois 04 May 2007 French voters go to the polls Sunday in a second and final round of balloting for a new president. The contenders are conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist Segolene Royal. But, in many of the country's

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By Tendai Maphosa London 09 May 2008 Amnesty International has issued a statement criticizing the Burmese government's intention to proceed with a referendum for a new constitution Saturday instead of concentrating on providing relief for victims of

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 October 2009 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell At a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campb

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