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It Never Rains In Southern Claifornia

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 10 September 2007 As the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States approaches, a memorial is rising on the grounds of the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. Family members of those aboard

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2007年VOA标准英语-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Latest Novel Remembe

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VOA标准英语2010年-Hiroshima Holds 65th Atomic Bomb Memor

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Black Muslim leader Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), 26 March 1964, waiting for a press conference at an unknown location One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself

VOA标准英语2011--Visitors Admire Martin Luther King Memor

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2006年VOA标准英语-Senegal Commemorates Its 'Poet President'

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VOA常速英语2008年-Study Finds Brain Stimulation May Improve Memor

By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Medical researchers in Canada say a brain stimulation procedure used to treat people with Parkinson's and other diseases could help restore the memory of dementia patients. The researchers stumbled u