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08 January 2009 

Today at VOA:

News in 45 Languages
 TOPICS
 American History
Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient Native Americans  Audio Clip Available
US History Series: Jefferson Suspends Trade with Europe in 1807  Audio Clip Available
 American Life
Rhythm and Blues Singer Jazmine Sullivan Is Getting Noticed for Her Edgy, Emotional Music  Audio Clip Available
Read All About It! Some of the Best Books of 2008  Audio Clip Available
Music for a Day When Memories and Hopes Meet at Midnight  Audio Clip Available
 Arts & Entertainment
Susan Sontag, 1933- 2004: One of America’s Most Influential Thinkers of the Twentieth Century  Audio Clip Available
Short Story: ‘Luck’ by Mark Twain  Audio Clip Available
Remembering Five Interesting Americans  Audio Clip Available
 Economy
Giving Grasslands a Rest  Audio Clip Available
Do-It-Yourself: How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2  Audio Clip Available
The Growing Credit Crisis Forces Many Companies to Seek Government Help   Audio Clip Available
 Education
NYU Pushes Foreign Study  Audio Clip Available
 English Learning
Baloney: It's Just Not True  Audio Clip Available
 Environment
Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the US  Audio Clip Available
Exploring the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain  Audio Clip Available
Soil Erosion Threatens Chinese 'Breadbasket'  Audio Clip Available
 Health & Medicine
City Has a Lot Fewer Heart Attacks After Smoking Ban  Audio Clip Available
In Treating Hypothermia, Slow and Gentle Are Best  Audio Clip Available
Want to Stay Warm in the Winter? Think COLD  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Four More People Who Are Making a Difference  Audio Clip Available
Proverbs: Famous Sayings About Love, War and Other Issues  Audio Clip Available
Hobson's Choice: When There Is Really No Choice at All  Audio Clip Available
 Politics
US State of Illinois Opens New Chapter in Its Corruption History  Audio Clip Available
 Science & Technology
Scientists Work to Improve Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis  Audio Clip Available
Let It Snow!  Audio Clip Available
A Direct Look at Five Planets Far From Our Solar System  Audio Clip Available
 Sports
Jesse Owens, 1913- 1980: He Was Once the World's Fastest Runner  Audio Clip Available
 War and Conflict
India Works to Gather Evidence in Deadly Attacks in Mumbai  Audio Clip Available
 World Issues
Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008  Audio Clip Available