Guido: Whoa, check you out! Thats a great costume . Are you going to the Star Trek Convention? Rita: Yeah, its in town until Sunday. Have you ever been to one? Guido: Me? No way! Dont get me wrong. Im a fan of the shows. And, no offense, but I though...
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. James Polk In eighteen forty-eight, while James Polk was president, there was a great constitutional debate in the United States. It arose over slavery in the new t...
Humanitarian organization pushes for gender equality at the Copenhagen conference on climate change Frances Alonzo 11 December 2009 Women in a flood-prone community in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, gather once a week to share ideas about how to adapt to wor...
The Republican party began its national political convention Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a shortened opening day schedule that focused on efforts to put together aid packages for people on the U.S. Gulf coast, affected by Hurricane Gustav. T...
Perhaps the most important goal Democrats have at their presidential nominating convention in the western state of Denver, Colorado is to project an all-American image for their candidate, Barack Obama. The four-night convention will give Democrats...
By Zulima Palacio Branson, Missouri 18 July 2006 watch Christmas in July report Santas everywhere Five hundred forty seven Santa Clauses, Mrs. Santas, elves and helpers recently staged what they called theFirst International Convention of Santas. It...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 18 February 2006 Mardi Gras celebrations get under way in New Orleans this weekend, although on a much smaller scale than in past years. The city is still recovering from th...
By Deborah Tate The Republican National Convention goes into its second of four nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City. President Bush's expected to win the nomination Tuesday night when the...
By Deborah Tate The Republican National Convention, which will nominate President Bush for another four-year term opens in New York Monday. Republicans chose New York, a mostly Democratic Party strong...
By Dan Robinson The Democratic national convention, which on Thursday will nominate Senator John Kerry for president, is underway in Boston. Major figures in the Democratic Party are among the speaker...
