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Life is actually a constant exercise in persuasion, wouldnt you say? What I mean is we dont just need to persuade people in the meeting room; actually, we are constantly using the tools of persuasion across a wide variety of situations ranging from s

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The next phase in the race for the White House, with Hillary Clinton set to throw her supporter now behind Barack Obama come to Saturday. The presumptive nominee himself was in Virginia, signaling the beginning of the general election campaign. ABC's

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Dogs and their owners go for the top prize at Crufts Seven of the top dogs have been chosen, but only one can be crowned best in show. One thing is certain-- Fur is going to fly. You've got seven of the best, out there. So it's like a top athelet go

AP 2010-02-22

I'm Mark Smith at a snowbound White House where President Barack Obama is trying to unthaw his domestic agenda in a new round of talks with Democratic and Republican leaders. And a short time ago, he paid a surprise visit to the White House briefing

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Obama met with Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the White House today. They discussed job creation programs, health care and cutting the deficit. I'm gonna continue to seek the best idea

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. China has surpassed Germany as the world's largest exporter after a more-than-17% surge in 2009. Critics in the U.S. and other nations have complained that China's export success was bolstered in part b

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As the crisis in Egypt continues to escalate, the role of the security and intelligence forces becomes more critical. President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for re-election, and he appointed intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman as vice pres

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Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, retracted a report that linked autism to a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. Autism is a complex disability that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with othe

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 09 November 2007 Lebanon has postponed presidential elections twice in the past two months.A group of Christian bishops in Lebanon worries that the election deadlock is affecting national unity. As VOA's Carolyn Presutt

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Sylvia: How would you like to take my sister, Donna, to the movies this weekend? Youd be doing me a favor. Joon: Why? Whats wrong with her? Sylvia: Nothing is wrong with her! She just broke up with her boyfriend of four years and shes down in the dum

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