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Students grow their own health snacks in the school's garden.

More US Schools 'Greening' Their Curriculum

Reading, math and sustainability? Educators integrate environmental action into lesson plans

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US First Lady Announces Fight Against Child Obesity

First lady Michelle Obama describes childhood obesity as "one of the most serious threats" to the future of America's children.

Rembrandt Discovery in Campus Bathroom Stirs Excitement

17th century treasure was in restroom cabinet

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Another Snowstorm Heading for US Capital

National Weather Service says 25 to 50 centimeters of additional snow could fall on Middle Atlantic region

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John Murtha

US Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77

Key pro-defense Democrat dies Monday of complications from surgery

C.T. Wilson, prosecutor and champion for children

Prosecutor Works to Prevent Crime in Maryland

Thousands of children learn from C.T. Wilson's inspirational message

Vice President Joe Biden, right, reenacts the swearing in of Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., left, as Brown's wife Gail Huff holds the family bibles, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., 04 Feb 2010

New Massachusetts Senator Signifies End of Kennedy Era

Political experts say younger generation of Kennedy's will have difficult time matching national political impact of three brothers

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Meth Still Grips, But Doesn't Strangle, Montana

Shocking statewide campaign scares teens straight

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees answers questions during an NFL football news conference in Miami on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The Saints play the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Drew Brees Aids New Orleans Resurgence

Quarterback joined team just months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city

The Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina that was the site of the famous sit-ins on 1 Feb 1960

N. Carolina Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Sit-Ins

Sit-ins re-ignited US civil rights movement, struggle by millions of African Americans to achieve racial equality, justice

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Saints Win Super Bowl Debut, Beat Favored Colts 31-17

New Orleans rallies from early 10-point deficit to beat Indianapolis for NFL title

What Does Stealing Sound Like?

A film documentary asks whether the practice of music sampling in Hip-Hop songs constitutes copyright infringement

Beyonce, Swift, Lady Gaga, Others Recording Updated 'We Are the World'

Over 70 artists have lent their voices to new version of charity song to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti

2010 Winter Olympic Games

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Heart and Determination: Meet Team USA

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Pioneering Pediatrician Leads Charge to Cut Infant HIV Infections

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Ted Landphair

Only in America

Only in America

Love may make the world go 'round but it's highly overrated come Valentine's Day

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Ted Landphair's America

Saddle up for the second part of our trip through the vast American West

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In Their Own Word

In Their Own Words

As a multimedia reporter, Nico Colombant lets people and other VOA journalists tell American stories unscripted

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Tell Me About the U.S.

Learn everything you want to know about America's people, government and history.

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Talking History

Join host Bryan Le Beau as he separates fact from fiction and myth from reality

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America's Global College Forum

America's Global College Forum

A weekly radio series profiles international students who attend America's great colleges and universities.

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The Chesapeake Bay

Restoring America's Largest Estuary

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