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Join a T2A LIVE web chat Wednesday, 30 April at 1800 UTC, with former VOA program host and ambassador Pat Gates Lynch, as they discuss journalism and diplomacy - it's your chance to ask questions!  On Tuesday's Daily Download, Saddam's second in command goes on trial, and 1300 bottles of soda meet 7800 Mentos (bring a poncho!)  In our VOA News Blog, we consider the Future of News and VOA. Don't miss the latest special series, North Korea - Crossing the Border, by correspondent Luis Ramirez. And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections. 

President Bush speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, 29 Apr 2008 Bush Blames Congress for Failing to Act on Economy
US president complains Democrats, who run Congress, are blocking his proposals to deal with energy problems, home foreclosures, student loans

FAO' Director Jacques Diouf, and US Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,  during press conference in Bern,  29 Apr 2008 UN Announces Food Crisis Task Force  Audio Clip Available
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head new task force to tackle global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty, hunger

An Afghan security guard stands guard at a temporary checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 Apr 2008 Suspected Taliban Suicide Bomb Targets Afghan Anti-Drug Workers
Taliban-led insurgent attacks have picked up in Afghanistan in recent weeks

Tariq Aziz (2006 file photo) Trial of Tariq Aziz Opens in Baghdad
Former Iraqi deputy prime minister charged in connection with execution of dozens of businessmen in 1992

Shibley Telhami presented the results of the poll Survey Shows Majority of Arabs Hold Negative Views of United States  Audio Clip Available
Can American public diplomacy win the hearts and minds of the Arab world?

Zimbabwean leader of the Democratic Change, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai (r) and his former rival Arthur Mutambara (l) appeared at the joint press conference in Johannesburg, S. Africa, 28 Apr 2008 UN Security Council to Discuss Zimbabwe Crisis
EU called for worldwide arms embargo on Zimbabwe as rights groups say Zimbabwe's government cracking down on members of opposition

ICC Seeks Arrest of Congolese Militia Leader
Bosco Ntaganda, also known as 'Terminator,' believed to be chief of staff for renegade General Laurent Nkunda, his rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuc Jeremic at EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg, 29 Apr 2008 Lithuania Blocks Mandate for EU Talks on New Partnership Accord With Russia
Lithuania demands Russia provide assurances on energy security

Renato Schifani casts vote during election of Italian Senate President in Rome's Palazzo Madama  New Italian Parliament Speaker Vows Mafia Crackdown  Audio Clip Available
Renato Schifani, Sicilian-born politician from prime minister's Freedom People party, says he will be 'guarantor of everyone'

Bangladesh Bangladesh's Farmers Told Not to Panic About Approaching Cyclone
Cyclone off coast of Bangladesh looming at time of Bangladesh, facing critical food shortage, is harvesting what is expected to be bumper rice crop

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, with North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley at event where he announced his endorsement of her candidacy, 29 Apr 2008 Clinton Picks Up Endorsement of North Carolina Governor Ahead of State's Primary
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley, a superdelegate, says former first lady knows importance of investing in education, economic development

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