150 years ago today, one of England's most famous composers was born. Sir Edward Elgar was the son of a piano tuner and was largely self-taught. His music, stirring, patriotic and emotional captured the spirit of England. It has endured as music we

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By Marilyn Rice Christiano Broadcast: November 26, 2003 ANNCR: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Today, Richard Rael and Shep O'Neal tell the story of one of Americ

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Charles Schulz wrote the popular comic strip “Peanuts” for fifty years By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Sunday, July 17, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ray Charles, Pt. 2 By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Sunday, July 18, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with People In America in VOA Spe

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ray Charles, Part 1 By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Sunday, July 11, 2004 (((THEME))) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VO

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He became a Democratic Massachusetts senator in 1962, replacing his brother when he resigned to become president, and was re-elected seven times. Senator Kennedy had been a dominant force in liberal US politics for almost half a century. Recently, h

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