Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Voice of America: US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law

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US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law
Feb 27th 2013, 21:38

​​A key civil rights law from the 1960's that helped ensure minorities could vote is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the midst of the struggle for civil rights, particularly in the states of the Deep South where racial discrimination was widespread.  At that time, local officials were known for making it difficult for African-Americans to vote. A key part of the law known as Section 5 gives the federal government the ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity

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Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity
Feb 27th 2013, 21:33

The chief United Nations humanitarian official says the Syrian fighting is stretching the U.N.'s ability to respond. Valerie Amos, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Syria.  She then emerged from the closed-door meeting to tell reporters that the Syrian crisis is completely stretching the U.N.'s capacity. "Quite frankly, the pace at which we're able to do this is much slower than the pace at which the crisis ...

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Voice of America: US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law

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US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law
Feb 27th 2013, 21:38

​​A key civil rights law from the 1960's that helped ensure minorities could vote is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the midst of the struggle for civil rights, particularly in the states of the Deep South where racial discrimination was widespread.  At that time, local officials were known for making it difficult for African-Americans to vote. A key part of the law known as Section 5 gives the federal government the ...

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Voice of America: US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers

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US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers
Feb 27th 2013, 21:42

U.S. lawmakers debating measures to curb gun violence are considering a law requiring background checks on everyone wanting to purchase a firearm. The current law requires such checks only for people who want to buy firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, but exempts private transactions. A series of high profile shootings in the United States has prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at gun control laws. President Barack Obama has put forward a plan to reduce gun violence that ...

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Voice of America: New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors

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New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors
Feb 27th 2013, 22:03

Thousands of retail investors in the Chinese city of Tianjin say they were tricked out of more than $500 million by sellers of illegal wealth management products. It's part of a growing problem stemming from China's rush to develop its private equity sector. Scam private equity businesses mushroomed in China after a government drive to promote the industry in 2009, leading to a flood of licenses for new firms that were issued without proper regulation. While private equity is ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity

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Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity
Feb 27th 2013, 21:33

The chief United Nations humanitarian official says the Syrian fighting is stretching the U.N.'s ability to respond. Valerie Amos, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Syria.  She then emerged from the closed-door meeting to tell reporters that the Syrian crisis is completely stretching the U.N.'s capacity. "Quite frankly, the pace at which we're able to do this is much slower than the pace at which the crisis ...

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Voice of America: US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers

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US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers
Feb 27th 2013, 21:42

U.S. lawmakers debating measures to curb gun violence are considering a law requiring background checks on everyone wanting to purchase a firearm. The current law requires such checks only for people who want to buy firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, but exempts private transactions. A series of high profile shootings in the United States has prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at gun control laws. President Barack Obama has put forward a plan to reduce gun violence that ...

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Voice of America: New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors

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New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors
Feb 27th 2013, 22:03

Thousands of retail investors in the Chinese city of Tianjin say they were tricked out of more than $500 million by sellers of illegal wealth management products. It's part of a growing problem stemming from China's rush to develop its private equity sector. Scam private equity businesses mushroomed in China after a government drive to promote the industry in 2009, leading to a flood of licenses for new firms that were issued without proper regulation. While private equity is ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity
Feb 27th 2013, 21:33

The chief United Nations humanitarian official says the Syrian fighting is stretching the U.N.'s ability to respond. Valerie Amos, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Syria.  She then emerged from the closed-door meeting to tell reporters that the Syrian crisis is completely stretching the U.N.'s capacity. "Quite frankly, the pace at which we're able to do this is much slower than the pace at which the crisis ...

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Voice of America: US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law

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US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law
Feb 27th 2013, 21:38

​​A key civil rights law from the 1960's that helped ensure minorities could vote is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the midst of the struggle for civil rights, particularly in the states of the Deep South where racial discrimination was widespread.  At that time, local officials were known for making it difficult for African-Americans to vote. A key part of the law known as Section 5 gives the federal government the ...

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Voice of America: US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers

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US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules for Gun Buyers
Feb 27th 2013, 21:42

U.S. lawmakers debating measures to curb gun violence are considering a law requiring background checks on everyone wanting to purchase a firearm. The current law requires such checks only for people who want to buy firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, but exempts private transactions. A series of high profile shootings in the United States has prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at gun control laws. President Barack Obama has put forward a plan to reduce gun violence that ...

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Voice of America: New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors

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New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors
Feb 27th 2013, 22:03

Thousands of retail investors in the Chinese city of Tianjin say they were tricked out of more than $500 million by sellers of illegal wealth management products. It's part of a growing problem stemming from China's rush to develop its private equity sector. Scam private equity businesses mushroomed in China after a government drive to promote the industry in 2009, leading to a flood of licenses for new firms that were issued without proper regulation. While private equity is ...

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Voice of America: Carter Center Hopeful of Peaceful Kenya Elections

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Carter Center Hopeful of Peaceful Kenya Elections
Feb 27th 2013, 21:17

The U.S.-based Carter Center election monitoring group says it is optimistic Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will conduct a peaceful vote Monday. John Stremlau, the vice president for peace programs at the U.S.-based Carter Center, says the IEBC has been responsive to the pressures to deliver peaceful and credible elections. He noted concerns of rising tension expressed by some Kenyans ahead of the election. "The Independent Electoral and Boundaries ...

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Voice of America: US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules For Gun Buyers

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Lawmakers Consider Tighter Rules For Gun Buyers
Feb 27th 2013, 21:42

U.S. lawmakers debating measures to curb gun violence are considering a law requiring background checks on everyone wanting to purchase a firearm. The current law requires such checks only for people who want to buy firearms from federally licensed gun dealers, but exempts private transactions. A series of high profile shootings in the United States has prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at gun control laws. President Barack Obama has put forward a plan to reduce gun violence that ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity

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Syrian Humanitarian Crisis Stretching UN's Response Capacity
Feb 27th 2013, 21:33

The chief United Nations humanitarian official says the Syrian fighting is stretching the U.N.'s ability to respond. Valerie Amos, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed the U.N. Security Council on the situation in Syria.  She then emerged from the closed-door meeting to tell reporters that the Syrian crisis is completely stretching the U.N.'s capacity. "Quite frankly, the pace at which we're able to do this is much slower than the pace at which the crisis ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children

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Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children
Feb 27th 2013, 17:56

As the Syrian conflict approaches the end of its second year, authorities in neighboring Turkey have set up schools for refugee children. Most schools are in camps where some 200,000 Syrian refugees now live.  But for the thousands who are living in apartments or with extended family, no schooling was available until recently. School for displaced Syrians Gaziantep's school for Syrian refugees. These fourth graders are studying in their native Arabic though their coursework follows ...

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Voice of America: US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Supreme Court Reviews Key Civil Rights Law
Feb 27th 2013, 21:38

​​A key civil rights law from the 1960's that helped ensure minorities could vote is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the midst of the struggle for civil rights, particularly in the states of the Deep South where racial discrimination was widespread.  At that time, local officials were known for making it difficult for African-Americans to vote. A key part of the law known as Section 5 gives the federal government the ...

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Voice of America: New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors

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New 'Private Equity' Scams Target China Retail Investors
Feb 27th 2013, 22:03

Thousands of retail investors in the Chinese city of Tianjin say they were tricked out of more than $500 million by sellers of illegal wealth management products. It's part of a growing problem stemming from China's rush to develop its private equity sector. Scam private equity businesses mushroomed in China after a government drive to promote the industry in 2009, leading to a flood of licenses for new firms that were issued without proper regulation. While private equity is ...

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Voice of America: US Education Chief Warns Against Cuts

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US Education Chief Warns Against Cuts
Feb 27th 2013, 20:10

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is the latest in a series of Obama administration officials to make ominous predictions about the effects of the so-called sequester. He told reporters Wednesday that political bickering over the automatic $85 billion budget cuts is putting the U.S. education system at a competitive disadvantage. "So while we are having this conversation about fewer teachers, fewer school days, less opportunities to go to Head Start, less ability to pay for college, other ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children

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Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children
Feb 27th 2013, 17:56

As the Syrian conflict approaches the end of its second year, authorities in neighboring Turkey have set up schools for refugee children. Most schools are in camps where some 200,000 Syrian refugees now live.  But for the thousands who are living in apartments or with extended family, no schooling was available until recently. School for displaced Syrians Gaziantep's school for Syrian refugees. These fourth graders are studying in their native Arabic though their coursework follows ...

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Voice of America: Kerry: Syrian Opposition Needs More Help

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Kerry: Syrian Opposition Needs More Help
Feb 27th 2013, 20:40

Amid reports Washington is considering offering military assistance to Syrian rebels, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria's opposition needs more help from the international community to oust President Bashar al-Assad.   On the Paris leg of a nine-nation trip by America's top diplomat, Kerry addressed a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying that achieving a political solution to war in Syria requires convincing President Bashar ...

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Voice of America: Carter Center Hopeful of Peaceful Kenya Elections

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Carter Center Hopeful of Peaceful Kenya Elections
Feb 27th 2013, 21:17

The U.S.-based Carter Center election monitoring group says it is optimistic Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will conduct a peaceful vote Monday. John Stremlau, the vice president for peace programs at the U.S.-based Carter Center, says the IEBC has been responsive to the pressures to deliver peaceful and credible elections. He noted concerns of rising tension expressed by some Kenyans ahead of the election. "The Independent Electoral and Boundaries ...

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Voice of America: Kerry: Syrian Opposition Needs More Help

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Kerry: Syrian Opposition Needs More Help
Feb 27th 2013, 20:40

Amid reports Washington is considering offering military assistance to Syrian rebels, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria's opposition needs more help from the international community to oust President Bashar al-Assad.   On the Paris leg of a nine-nation trip by America's top diplomat, Kerry addressed a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying that achieving a political solution to war in Syria requires convincing President Bashar ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children

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Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children
Feb 27th 2013, 17:56

As the Syrian conflict approaches the end of its second year, authorities in neighboring Turkey have set up schools for refugee children. Most schools are in camps where some 200,000 Syrian refugees now live.  But for the thousands who are living in apartments or with extended family, no schooling was available until recently. School for displaced Syrians Gaziantep's school for Syrian refugees. These fourth graders are studying in their native Arabic though their coursework follows ...

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Voice of America: US Education Chief Warns Against Cuts

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US Education Chief Warns Against Cuts
Feb 27th 2013, 20:10

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is the latest in a series of Obama administration officials to make ominous predictions about the effects of the so-called sequester. He told reporters Wednesday that political bickering over the automatic $85 billion budget cuts is putting the U.S. education system at a competitive disadvantage. "So while we are having this conversation about fewer teachers, fewer school days, less opportunities to go to Head Start, less ability to pay for college, other ...

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