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11 February 2009 

Today from VOA:

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 REGIONS
 Africa
Opponents of Solitary Confinement Urge Rwandan Lawmakers to Overturn Prisoner Legislation  Audio Clip Available
South Africa’s COPE Opposition Voices Readiness to Battle ANC in General Elections  Audio Clip Available
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to be Sworn in as Prime Minister Wednesday  Audio Clip Available
 Americas
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Arch-Rivals US and Mexico to Meet in 2010 World Cup Qualifier  Audio Clip Available
At Least 14 Dead in  Peru Road Accident
 Asia
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Obama Could Order More Troops to Afghanistan This Week  Audio Clip Available
Clinton, Preparing for Asia Trip, Counsels Restraint By North Korea  Audio Clip Available
 Europe
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Layoffs Hit World's Largest Retailers
Clinton Says US Could 'Reconsider' European Missile Defense Plan  Audio Clip Available
 Iraq
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Sarkozy Leads Charge in Europe to Rebuild Ties With Iraq  Audio Clip Available
Car Bomb Kills 4 US Troops, Interpreter in Iraq
 Middle East
Rivals Each Claim Israel Election Victory
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Yemen Denies Freeing Al-Qaida Suspects
 United States
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
US Economic Measure Now Goes to House-Senate Negotiations  Audio Clip Available
Obama Could Order More Troops to Afghanistan This Week  Audio Clip Available
 TOPICS
 Arts and Entertainment
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
Independent Publisher Barney Rosset Fights for Free Speech  Audio Clip Available
Inspirational Zimbabwe Band Brings US Audiences to Their Feet  Audio Clip Available
 Disasters and Accidents
At Least 14 Dead in  Peru Road Accident
Australian Police Hunt Arsonists, Expect Wildfire Deaths to Reach 300
Fireworks Blamed for Beijing Hotel Fire  Audio Clip Available
 Economy and Finance
US Economic Measure Now Goes to House-Senate Negotiations  Audio Clip Available
President Obama's Trip Highlights Florida's Economic Woes  Audio Clip Available
Layoffs Hit World's Largest Retailers
 Education
Striking Zimbabwe Teachers Defy Directive to Return to Work  Audio Clip Available
DC Youth Explore Global Water, Sanitation Crises  Audio Clip Available
Number of Foreign Students at US Universities Increasing  Video clip available
 Environment
New Report Calls for US-China Collaboration on Climate Change  Audio Clip Available
Global Water Study Finds Fresh Water Supplies Dwindling  Video clip available
Labor Organizers, Environmental Activists Forge New Alliance  Audio Clip Available
 Health
Double Amputees Use Nerve Function to Move Artificial Arms
Funding Shortage Jeopardizes Battle Against Cholera In Zimbabwe - Red Cross  Audio Clip Available
Repeated Mass Measles Vaccinations Needed in Africa  Audio Clip Available
 Human Interest
Multiple Births Equal Multiple Health Risks  Video clip available
HIV-Positive Women Grow Own Food to Improve their Health  Audio Clip Available
Lebanese Skeptical Israeli Election will Result in Better Relations  Video clip available
 Human Rights and Law
Yemen Denies Freeing Al-Qaida Suspects
Amnesty Accuses Hamas of Killing, Torturing Palestinians
UN Chief Urges Sudanese President to Cooperate with ICC  Audio Clip Available
 Labor
Layoffs Hit World's Largest Retailers
Studies Reveal Hunger Crisis in Malawi Despite Large Harvests  Audio Clip Available
GM to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide
 Lifestyles
Multiple Births Equal Multiple Health Risks  Video clip available
Lebanese Skeptical Israeli Election will Result in Better Relations  Video clip available
Girls in Kenya Receive Washable Pads  Video clip available
 Politics
Rivals Each Claim Israel Election Victory
Media Group Says Free Press Under Fire Around the World
US Economic Measure Now Goes to House-Senate Negotiations  Audio Clip Available
 Religion
Rome Makes Dalai Lama an Honorary Citizen  Audio Clip Available
Obama: Religious Differences Should Unite, Not Divide  Audio Clip Available
Vatican: Bishop Who Denied Holocaust Must Recant
 Science and Technology
Senior US Officer Calls Iran's Space Technology 'Rudimentary' But Worrisome
Russian Cargo Ship Heads for Space Station
Study Finds Color Boosts Brain Performance
 Social Issues
At Least 14 Dead in  Peru Road Accident
Multiple Births Equal Multiple Health Risks  Video clip available
HIV-Positive Women Grow Own Food to Improve their Health  Audio Clip Available
 Sports
Arch-Rivals US and Mexico to Meet in 2010 World Cup Qualifier  Audio Clip Available
Baseball Star Rodriguez Admits to Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs  Audio Clip Available
Olympic Champ Phelps Receives 3-Month Suspension for Smoking Marijuana
 War and Conflict
Obama Could Order More Troops to Afghanistan This Week  Audio Clip Available
Amnesty Accuses Hamas of Killing, Torturing Palestinians
US Walks Tightrope Between South Asia Rivals  Audio Clip Available
 Weather
Storm Forces Closing of Paris Airports
Australia Battles Bushfires as Temperatures Soar  Audio Clip Available
Large US-based Financial Institututions Remain Weak and Under Pressure