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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (file photo)

Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline

Secretary of Defense Panetta says US will continue to work with Afghans on counter-terrorism and continue to provide training, assistance, guidance More

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US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (file photo)

Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline

Secretary of Defense Panetta says US will continue to work with Afghans on counter-terrorism and continue to provide training, assistance, guidance More

Middle East

A Threat to King Abdullah's Rule?

Analyst says if King Abdullah doesn't step up to the plate and do right thing by citizens, everything could change More

USA Votes 2012

While some decry the Supreme Court's decisions and the rise of these Super PACS, others say both parties, and these political committees, have equal opportunities to raise money.

Video PACs Boosted by Supreme Court Ruling

While some decry Supreme Court's decisions, rise of Super PACS, others say both parties have equal opportunities to raise money More

Republican presidential candidate Romney speaks in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, May 18, 2012.

Tight, Negative US Presidential Campaign Expected: Analysts

Less than six months before US presidential election, new polls show deadlocked race between President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney More

President Barack Obama participates in a roundtable discussion with local small business owners at Taylor Gourmet in the U Street neighborhood in Washington, May 16, 2012.

Video Obama Campaign Fundraising Drops to $43.6 Million in April

President still bringing in more money than likely Republican rival Mitt Romney More

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ISS Astronauts enter the SpaceX Dragon Capsule

Video ISS Astronauts Inspect, Praise SpaceX Dragon

Astronauts opened the hatch, floated into first private spacecraft to ever reach the International Space Station More

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Paul Loong, 88, spent three years in a Japanese POW camp during World War II before immigrating to the United States.(everydayisaholiday.org)

Chinese-American Recalls POW Past

Paul Loong spent three years in a Japanese POW camp during World War II before coming to the United States. More

Business

Demonstrators wave a Portuguese flag and shout slogans outside the parliament, at right, during a workers protest, Lisbon, Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Survival of Portuguese Health Care Questioned

One of the continent's worst performers grapples with the question of whether or not its free health provision can be sustained More

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Video Ethiopian Diaspora Media Compete Over Message

As African media ventures have grown quickly in recent years, members of the diaspora in the United States are contributing to the surge of production. Within one of these communities, there is fierce competition over the messages that are being broadcast. VOA’s Nico Colombant reports.
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