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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he greets onlookers upon arriving at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13, 2012.

Obama, Romney Prepare For Debate Rematch

The president needs a strong performance to slow Romney’s surge in the polls More

S. President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address, October 12, 2012.

Obama, Republicans Focus on Economy in Weekly Addresses

US president says car sales higher now because his administration 'refused' to let Detroit-based auto industry 'go bankrupt' More

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) debates Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (R) during the U.S. vice presidential debate October 11, 2012.

VP Debate: Both Sides Claim Debate Victory; Libya in Focus

Biden and Ryan debated, interrupting each other on substantive topics from Iran to the U.S. economy and back More

Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway

Video Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway

Court rules US constitution protects display of ad despite it's offensive tone against Muslims More

US Defense Secretary Lean Panetta after a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 10, 2012.

Panetta Says US Boosting Cyber Defense

Retaliation could include launching cyber-offensive in what some analysts say is message directed at Iran More

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Video Analysts: Both Biden, Ryan Are Strong in Vice Presidential Debate

Thursday night's debate between U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Congressman Paul Ryan, attracted a nationwide audience of more than 28 million viewers. Analysts say most Americans who tuned in likely were not disappointed by a passionate exchange of views on foreign policy and domestic issues between the 69-year-old Biden and the 42-year-old Ryan. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports.
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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he greets onlookers upon arriving at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13, 2012.

Obama, Romney Prepare For Debate Rematch

The president needs a strong performance to slow Romney’s surge in the polls More

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) debates Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (R) during the U.S. vice presidential debate October 11, 2012.

VP Debate: Both Sides Claim Debate Victory; Libya in Focus

Biden and Ryan debated, interrupting each other on substantive topics from Iran to the U.S. economy and back
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Student Street Clinic Helps Homeless

Physician Walter Coppenrath helped start the mobile medical clinic 12 years ago when he was a medical student
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Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, greets Vice President Joe Biden at the beginning of the vice presidential debate, Oct. 11, 2012 at Centre College in Danville, Ky.

Video  VP Debate: Biden, Ryan Clash on Foreign, Domestic Issues

Discussion between Democrat and Republican was often contentious over how Obama, Romney would lead country if elected November 6
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Social Media Transforms Debate Viewership

Video Social Media Impacts Debate Viewership

Sites like Twitter and Facebook are steadily replacing traditional sources as the delivery method of choice for a generation of new voters
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A Mandarin teacher guides students through a language lesson, Macon, Georgia, October 2012. (Courtesy of Bibb County School District)

Mandatory Mandarin Taught in Georgia Public School

Superintendent says controversial curricula prepares children for 21st century, multi-ethnic global society
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Soldiers prepare to destroy a ballistic SS-19 missile in the yard of the largest former Soviet military rocket base in Vakulenchuk, Ukraine, December 24, 1997.

US Hopes to Renew Arms Program Despite Russian Objections

US expresses willingness to discuss differences with Russia over Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
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In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, alleged members of the MS-13 or Mara Salvatrucha gang arrested on murder and gun possession charges are loaded into a police pick-up truck after being presented to the press in San Salvador, El Salvador.

US Imposes Penalties on MS-13 Gang

Treasury Under Secretary says MS-13 has been linked to murders, racketeering, drug and human trafficking in US
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A mother holds her baby as she receives a new malaria vaccine at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kenya, October 30, 2009.

Mobile Phones Used to Track Malaria

Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health present findings
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