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Colleen LaRose, known as 'Jihad Jane' and 'Fatima LaRose', (undated photo)
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Colleen LaRose, known as 'Jihad Jane' and 'Fatima LaRose', (undated photo)

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Not Guilty in Plot to Kill Swedish Cartoonist

Colleen LaRose's indictment charges that she recruited men on Internet to carry out 'violent jihad,' in South Asia and Europe

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Fed Chief Argues for More Central Bank Oversight

Bernanke fights back against Senate efforts to scale back Federal Reserve oversight of US banks

A television indicates that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, 16 Mar 2010

US Reports: Slow Economic Growth, Little Inflation, Meager Job Gains

Labor Department report says overall prices unchanged during February

President Barack Obama at the White House, 18 Mar 2010

Obama Postpones Indonesia, Australia Trip Until June

President will remain in Washington to help push his health care reform plan through Congress

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Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas Named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Spanish actor will work to raise awareness of global poverty

Teen Engineers Design Green Cities of the Future

National competition focuses on preparing for emergencies

Sergio Delgado comes regularly to this free clinic run by the Inner City Muslim Action Network, also known as IMAN

American Muslim Group IMAN Reaches Out, Breaks Down Stereotypes

Chicago Muslim organization reaches out to community with free health, career, creative services

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Kurdish woman lays flowers at a monument for the victims of Halabja massacre on its 20th anniversary in Halabja, Iraq , 16 Mar 2010

Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance Exhibit Recalls Gassing of Kurds

5,000 Kurdish men, women, children in Halabja on March 16, 1988, by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein

In One Downtown's Shadow, Life Moves Slowly

Old Salem in North Carolina revisits simple Moravian ways

Want to Go 'Resorting'?

A gussied-up old seaside town in New Jersey is one option

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US Scholar Blames Arab Culture for Mideast Violence

New book cites Arab disunity, culture of violence as major barriers to peace while arguing US must remain a key player in the region

Origami artist Robert Lang leaves a special tip at a restaurant

Ancient Japanese Art of Origami Thriving in San Francisco

American scientist Robert Lang gave up job to pursue origami, making him one of the few professional origami artists in the country

Johnny Depp in “Alice in Wonderland”

'Alice in Wonderland' Film Returns in 3D

One of most popular children's stories in modern literature is back on screen, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp

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Jill Sheffield Fights for Moms Worldwide

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Ted Landphair

Only in America Essay

Old Salem Revisits Simple Moravian Ways

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Ted Landphair's America Blog

California, There They Go: Why People Are Leaving the Golden State

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National African American History Month

February: National African American History Month

Honoring History and Achievements

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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.

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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