Thursday, January 3, 2013

Voice of America: Report: At Least 20 Shi'ite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Blast

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Report: At Least 20 Shi'ite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Blast
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:32

Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims marked the end of the Arbaeen ceremony on Thursday in Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala.   But violence has marred the week, a suicide car bomber killed at least 20 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in the Iraqi town of Mussayab on Thursday, during the peak of a Shi'ite religious rite, police said.   Mussayab is located some 60 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad.   Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for ...

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Voice of America: New US Congress Immediately Facing Old Debt Dispute

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New US Congress Immediately Facing Old Debt Dispute
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:22

A new United States Congress is being sworn into office Thursday, but it will quickly face an old dispute about the country's burgeoning debt and in the coming weeks controversial new gun control and immigration proposals. The Congress leaving office squabbled this week in its final days over contentious tax and spending legislation before finally agreeing to increase taxes on the wealthiest American families. The new Congress, the country's 113th, faces a renewed debate over ...

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Voice of America: A Woman’s Journey: Helping Bring Literacy to Tanzanian Children

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A Woman's Journey: Helping Bring Literacy to Tanzanian Children
Jan 3rd 2013, 16:08

by Sophia Gebrehiwot

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Voice of America: US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

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US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:04

The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United States rose slightly last week.   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a nationwide total of 372,000.   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs, which rose a bit during December.   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate Friday. Economists surveyed by news ...

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Voice of America: New US Congress Immediately Facing Old Debt Dispute

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New US Congress Immediately Facing Old Debt Dispute
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:22

A new United States Congress is being sworn into office Thursday, but it will quickly face an old dispute about the country's burgeoning debt and in the coming weeks controversial new gun control and immigration proposals. The Congress leaving office squabbled this week in its final days over contentious tax and spending legislation before finally agreeing to increase taxes on the wealthiest American families. The new Congress, the country's 113th, faces a renewed debate over ...

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Voice of America: Report: At Least 20 Shi'ite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Blast

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Report: At Least 20 Shi'ite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Blast
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:32

Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims marked the end of the Arbaeen ceremony on Thursday in Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala.   But violence has marred the week, a suicide car bomber killed at least 20 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in the Iraqi town of Mussayab on Thursday, during the peak of a Shi'ite religious rite, police said.   Mussayab is located some 60 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad.   Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for ...

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Voice of America: US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

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US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:04

The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United States rose slightly last week.   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a nationwide total of 372,000.   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs, which rose a bit during December.   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate Friday. Economists surveyed by news ...

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Voice of America: US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

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US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:04

The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United States rose slightly last week.   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a nationwide total of 372,000.   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs, which rose a bit during December.   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate Friday. Economists surveyed by news ...

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Voice of America: US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

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US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:04

The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United States rose slightly last week.   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a nationwide total of 372,000.   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs, which rose a bit during December.   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate Friday. Economists surveyed by news ...

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Voice of America: US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims

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US Reports Slight Rise in Unemployment Claims
Jan 3rd 2013, 15:04

The number of people signing up for unemployment aid in the United States rose slightly last week.   Thursday's report from the Labor Department shows the number of first-time applicants for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to a nationwide total of 372,000.   Economists watch jobless claims as a way of tracking weekly layoffs, which rose a bit during December.   Government experts are set to publish the monthly unemployment rate Friday. Economists surveyed by news ...

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Voice of America: Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire
Jan 3rd 2013, 14:01

Several armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to a ceasefire, and an alliance, after months of ethnic conflict. Observers say it is the first time the armed groups have reached such an extensive agreement, but they are worried that it may not last. The village of Mashadi in Masisi territory has been on the front line of ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Hunde communities. On November 11 it was attacked by a Hutu militia, the Nyatura, who ransacked ...

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Voice of America: CAR President Sacks Defense Minister

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CAR President Sacks Defense Minister
Jan 3rd 2013, 13:44

The president of the Central African Republic has fired his son as defense minister and assumed the post himself following the failure of the army to fight off rebels who have seized a third of the country.  A presidential decree read on state radio late Wednesday announced that President Francois Bozize is taking over the defense ministry from his son, Jean Francis Bozize, who served as deputy defense minister. It was also announced that army chief Guillaume Lapo would be leaving his ...

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Voice of America: CAR President Sacks Defense Minister

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CAR President Sacks Defense Minister
Jan 3rd 2013, 13:44

The president of the Central African Republic has fired his son as defense minister and assumed the post himself following the failure of the army to fight off rebels who have seized a third of the country.  A presidential decree read on state radio late Wednesday announced that President Francois Bozize is taking over the defense ministry from his son, Jean Francis Bozize, who served as deputy defense minister. It was also announced that army chief Guillaume Lapo would be leaving his ...

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Voice of America: Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire
Jan 3rd 2013, 14:01

Several armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to a ceasefire, and an alliance, after months of ethnic conflict. Observers say it is the first time the armed groups have reached such an extensive agreement, but they are worried that it may not last. The village of Mashadi in Masisi territory has been on the front line of ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Hunde communities. On November 11 it was attacked by a Hutu militia, the Nyatura, who ransacked ...

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Voice of America: CAR President Sacks Defense Minister

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CAR President Sacks Defense Minister
Jan 3rd 2013, 13:44

The president of the Central African Republic has fired his son as defense minister and assumed the post himself following the failure of the army to fight off rebels who have seized a third of the country.  A presidential decree read on state radio late Wednesday announced that President Francois Bozize is taking over the defense ministry from his son, Jean Francis Bozize, who served as deputy defense minister. It was also announced that army chief Guillaume Lapo would be leaving his ...

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Voice of America: Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire
Jan 3rd 2013, 14:01

Several armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to a ceasefire, and an alliance, after months of ethnic conflict. Observers say it is the first time the armed groups have reached such an extensive agreement, but they are worried that it may not last. The village of Mashadi in Masisi territory has been on the front line of ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Hunde communities. On November 11 it was attacked by a Hutu militia, the Nyatura, who ransacked ...

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Voice of America: CAR President Sacks Defense Minister

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CAR President Sacks Defense Minister
Jan 3rd 2013, 13:44

The president of the Central African Republic has fired his son as defense minister and assumed the post himself following the failure of the army to fight off rebels who have seized a third of the country.  A presidential decree read on state radio late Wednesday announced that President Francois Bozize is taking over the defense ministry from his son, Jean Francis Bozize, who served as deputy defense minister. It was also announced that army chief Guillaume Lapo would be leaving his ...

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Voice of America: Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire
Jan 3rd 2013, 14:01

Several armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to a ceasefire, and an alliance, after months of ethnic conflict. Observers say it is the first time the armed groups have reached such an extensive agreement, but they are worried that it may not last. The village of Mashadi in Masisi territory has been on the front line of ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Hunde communities. On November 11 it was attacked by a Hutu militia, the Nyatura, who ransacked ...

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Voice of America: CAR President Sacks Defense Minister

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CAR President Sacks Defense Minister
Jan 3rd 2013, 13:44

The president of the Central African Republic has fired his son as defense minister and assumed the post himself following the failure of the army to fight off rebels who have seized a third of the country.  A presidential decree read on state radio late Wednesday announced that President Francois Bozize is taking over the defense ministry from his son, Jean Francis Bozize, who served as deputy defense minister. It was also announced that army chief Guillaume Lapo would be leaving his ...

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Voice of America: Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire
Jan 3rd 2013, 14:01

Several armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to a ceasefire, and an alliance, after months of ethnic conflict. Observers say it is the first time the armed groups have reached such an extensive agreement, but they are worried that it may not last. The village of Mashadi in Masisi territory has been on the front line of ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Hunde communities. On November 11 it was attacked by a Hutu militia, the Nyatura, who ransacked ...

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Voice of America: Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'
Jan 3rd 2013, 11:15

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood finds a new curmudgeon to play in a film set behind the scenes of professional baseball.  In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end his storied career. "You're talking about one of the best scouts baseball has ever seen," the character Pete tells the team manager. "With all due respect, ...

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Voice of America: Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'
Jan 3rd 2013, 11:15

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood finds a new curmudgeon to play in a film set behind the scenes of professional baseball.  In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end his storied career. "You're talking about one of the best scouts baseball has ever seen," the character Pete tells the team manager. "With all due respect, ...

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Voice of America: Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'
Jan 3rd 2013, 11:15

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood finds a new curmudgeon to play in a film set behind the scenes of professional baseball.  In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end his storied career. "You're talking about one of the best scouts baseball has ever seen," the character Pete tells the team manager. "With all due respect, ...

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Voice of America: Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'
Jan 3rd 2013, 11:15

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood finds a new curmudgeon to play in a film set behind the scenes of professional baseball.  In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end his storied career. "You're talking about one of the best scouts baseball has ever seen," the character Pete tells the team manager. "With all due respect, ...

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Voice of America: Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

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Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'
Jan 3rd 2013, 11:15

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood finds a new curmudgeon to play in a film set behind the scenes of professional baseball.  In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end his storied career. "You're talking about one of the best scouts baseball has ever seen," the character Pete tells the team manager. "With all due respect, ...

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Voice of America: China Insists Reporter Was Not Forced to Leave Country

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China Insists Reporter Was Not Forced to Leave Country
Jan 3rd 2013, 12:28

China says it is still considering the visa application of a New York Times journalist who the paper says was forced to leave the country because of delays in accreditation. The Times says veteran China correspondent Chris Buckley "was forced to leave mainland China" after authorities declined to issue him a visa by the end of the year, despite numerous requests. The Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday rejected that charge. It denied that his visa had been rejected and insisted ...

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