Real-life 'Philomena' Fights to Help Mothers Find Lost Children Stephen Frears Oscar-nominated drama Philomena tells the true story of Philomena Lee. Fifty years ago, as a pregnant Irish-Catholic teenager, Lee was disowned by her family and sent to a

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By Paula Wolfson White House 12 June 2006 President Bush is holding two days of private talks with his top advisers to discuss - what he calls - the way forward in Iraq. Leaders of the new Iraqi government will join the discussions Tuesday by videoc

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By Jessica Berman Washington 28 December 2006 Egypt's boy king Tutankhamun probably died of an infection caused by a broken leg and not a blow to the head as commonly believed. The finding was reached by an international team ofscientists that perfo

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 26 March 2007 Egyptians are voting in a hastily arranged referendum on 34 controversial constitutional amendments. The ruling party says the changes will help build democracy and fight terrorism, but critics say they threa

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Philo Farnsworth By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Sunday, June 06, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special En

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 13 May 2006 The more than 2,000 graduates of Tulane University in New Orleans heard from not one, but two former U.S. presidents at their graduation commencement ceremony Sa

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