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How the America's 50 States got their Nicknames (nicknames and their stories)
submitted by saamneric 1136 days ago (via voanews.com)
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. America's fifty states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames.
 
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How the America\'s 50 States got their Nicknames (nicknames and th
submitted by saamneric 1131 days ago (via voanews.com)
A nickname is a shortened form of a person\'s name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. America\'s fifty states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames.
 
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Obama Vows To Send Americans To War Only When 'Absolutely Necessary'
submitted by saamneric 987 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
U.S. President Barack Obama is promising graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy that he will only send young Americans into battle "when it is absolutely necessary." VOA's Kent Klein reports.
 
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President Obama Ponders Choice for US Supreme Court
submitted by saamneric 987 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
President Obama will have an opportunity few presidents get this early in their term, the chance to select a Supreme Court justice. Mr. Obama is reviewing potential choices over the Memorial Day holiday (May 25) at the presidential retreat Camp David outside Washington. His advisers have been vetting possible candidates ever since Justice David Souter announced he will retire in June.
 
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Green Jobs Gaining Popularity
submitted by saamneric 987 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
A new report this week shows the number of Americans receiving jobless benefits has grown to nearly 6.7 million, the highest total on record dating back to 1967. The biggest losses are in manufacturing and construction. Across the country, many of the recently unemployed are going back to school. And as Mil Arcega reports, some say they want to be ready for the jobs of the future.
 
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Americans Remember Fallen Heroes
submitted by saamneric 986 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
President Obama asked Americans to never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by U.S. servicemen and women
 
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New York's Statue of Liberty Observation Deck to Reopen
submitted by saamneric 986 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
The United States Government has announced that tourists will once again be allowed to climb inside the Statue of Liberty -- all the way up to her famous crown. The small viewing deck has been closed ever since the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. Eight years later, on America's Independence Day (also known as the Fourth of July), the crown observation deck will be re-opened to the pub
 
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North Korea Conducts Underground Nuclear Test
submitted by saamneric 986 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
South Korea, Japan and the United States condemn North Korea's nuclear test calling it a serious threat to peace and stability
 
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World Health Organzation Says Swine Flu Deaths To Climb
submitted by saamneric 986 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
The World Health Organization says the H1N1 flu virus is likely to worsen and needs to be carefully watched, especially in the southern hemisphere. VOA's Carol Pearson reports.
 
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Diversity Job Fair
submitted by saamneric 985 days ago (via community.myvoa.com)
This Washington DC job fair is targeting minority unemployment. On average, jobless rates among minorities are higher than the national average.
 
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