VOA (Voice of America) Special English Features
October, November & December 2005

AM = American Mosaic
AR = Agriculture Report
DR = Development Report
EC = Economics Report
ED = Education Report
EX = Explorations
HR = Health Report
IN = In the News
MN = Making of a Nation
PA = People in America
SN = Science in the News
TA = This is America

December 2005

• Hurricane Katrina Voted Top Story of 2005 (IN)
• The Best of 2005 in Music, Books and Movies (AM)
• Top Economic News in 2005 (EC)
• William McKinley: The Twenty-Fifth President of the United States (MN)
• SEED School Aims to Help Students Grow With Skills for Life (ED)
• The History of English (Part 2 of 2) (EX)
• Bird Flu and Beyond: Health News in 2005 (HR)
• Saying Goodbye to Polio: Not There Yet, but Close (SN)
• Beekeeping & Honey (Part 2 of 3) (AR)
• 2005: The Year in Development (DR)
• Holiday Gifts, O. Henry & Holiday Music (AM)
• United States Declares War on Spain in 1898 (MN)
• Over One Million U.S. Students Are Home-Schooled (ED)
• The History of English (Part 1 of 2) (EX)
• Researchers Seek Genetic Map of Cancer (HR)
• 'Merry Christmas' vs. 'Happy Holidays': More Than a Simple Choice of Words (WM)
• Beekeeping & Honey (Part 1 of 3) (AR)
• Easier Way to Treat Malaria | Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells in Mice (SN)
• Spirit of the Season: Christmas Music and Traditions in America (TA)
• Does Foreign Aid Work? Opinions Are Divided (DR)
• We Profile Five Special People Who Died in 2005 (PA)
• East Asian Leaders Form New Group to Improve Area's Future (IN)
• Owners of the New York Stock Exchange Vote for Change (EC)
• Ali Center, Ain't & Katrina Relief Music (AM)
• Trade Drives America's Foreign Policy in the Late 1800's (MN)
• Teen Schooled by Mom Wins Top Science Competition (ED) No MP3 File
• Scientists Learn More About How Cancer Spreads (HR)
• South Street Seaport Museum Offers a Living Link With the Past (EX)
• A Flower in Winter: The Poinsettia's Story (AR)
• Partial Face Transplant in France Leads to Medical, Moral Questions (SN)
• To Win New Visitors, Las Vegas Bets Its Money on Popular Image (TA)
• U.S. Group Expands Free Help in China for Children With Clefts (DR)
• Percival Lowell's Work Led to the Discovery of the Planet Pluto (PA)
• Saddam Hussein Trial Suspended Until December 21st (IN)
• Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Labor Union Expands (EC)
• Sam Gilliam, the painter, Katrina Pet Rescue, & Jazz (AM)
• Election of 1896: It Came Down to a Question of Money (MN)
• Homecoming: A Way to Relive School Days of the Past (ED)
• The Internet and Its Future (EX)
• Dogs May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered for Worried Heart Patients (SN)
• Not Just Child's Play: The World of Video and Computer Games (TA)
• Janis Joplin: One of the Most Famous Voices in American Rock Music (PA)
• On World AIDS Day, Governments Are Urged to Keep Their Promises (IN)
• Holiday Shopping on the Job? Call It 'Cyber Monday' (EC)

November 2005

• Drop in Foreign Students in U.S. Slows (ED)
• The Lewis and Clark Exploration: One of the Most Important Events in American History (EX)
• Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Stroke Risk (HR)
• Goats: Friendly Animals That Can Be Cared for by Children (AR)
• Acne, Eczema and More: Scratching the Surface in the Life of Skin (SN)
• A Small Farm Offers Cheese, Bread and Food for Thought (TA)
• Effort Aims for Low-Cost Computers for Poor Children (DR)
• George Abbott Was Known as 'Mister Broadway' (PA)
• General Motors Announces Plan to Reduce Jobs and Factories (IN)
• Peter Drucker, 1909-2005: A Thinker for Business Leaders (ER)
• Country Music: Lee Ann Womack Is the Big Winner at CMA Awards (AM)
• Nation Is in Economic Trouble as President Cleveland Takes Office (MN) RealAudio Only
• Number of Americans Studying Abroad Continues to Rise (ED) No MP3
• Cases of "Katrina Cough" Reported in Cities Hit by Storm (HR)
• Opening the American West: Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery (EX)
• Scientists Meet in Cameroon to Discuss Malaria (SN)
• China Says It Will Vaccinate All Farm Birds Against Bird Flu (AR)
• Behind the Turkey: The Story of Thanksgiving (TA)
• Report Examines Forces Changing the World (DR)
• Rosa Parks: Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement (PA)
• More Women Become National Leaders; When Will the U.S. Follow? (IN) RealAudio Only
• American Mosaic: 18-year old Mayor, Kyoto Protocol and Music by Abigail Washburn (AM)
• U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire (EC)
• Grover Cleveland Returns to the White House in 1892 (MN)
• American Schools Celebrate International Education Week (ED)
• Measles Campaign Reduces Deaths in African Children (HR)
• Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery Map a Nation (EX)
• Protecting the Nation's Forests (AR) Wrong link to MP3 file.
• New Genetic Map Called a Powerful Tool for Medical Science (SN)
• Southern Friendliness Meets American History in Charleston (TA)
• Do-It-Yourself: How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2 (DR)
• James Rouse was a land developer who built shopping malls and a planned city near Washington, D.C. (PA)
• French Officials Act to End Two Weeks of Riots (IN)
• Using the 'Wisdom of Crowds' to Tell the Future (EC)
• The Marine Corps Celebrates Its 230th Birthday (AM)
• Competition Drives Industrial Growth In the Late 1800s (MN)
• New Reports Look at Education for Hispanics in the U.S. (ED)
• AIDS Drugs in a Gel May Help Protect Women From H.I.V. (HR)
• Shadow Wolves Find and Arrest People Trying to Bring Illegal Drugs Into the U.S. (EX)
• Sweet Deal: How Plants Invite Helpful Insects to Dine on Harmful Ones (AR)
• Mars Once Had Moving Plates Like Earth Has Now (SN)
• Do-It-Yourself: Preparing Fish for Drying or Smoking (DR)
• A Soldier's Life: Women in the U.S. Military (TA)
• Ann Landers Gave Advice to Newspaper Readers Across America
• Senate Preparing to Question Latest Supreme Court Nominee (IN)
• Intrade: a Market That Trades (EC)
• Shirley Horn Remembered | Baseball: Story of White Sox Victory (AM)
• Election of 1888: Voters Cared Most About Import Taxes (MN) - No MP3 File
• Washington University in St. Louis Forms Program With Asian Schools (ED)
• United Nations Launches Children's AIDS Campaign (HR)
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is a Silent Killer That Causes Death and Injuries Throughout the World (EX)

October 2005

• Pumpkins: Not Just for Halloween (AR)
• Is the Human Brain Still Evolving? Some Scientists Think So (SN)
• Grand Ole Opry Celebrates its 80th Anniversary on Radio (TA)
• International Migration Reduces Poverty, but at a Price (DR)
• Halloween is a good time to celebrate the stories of Edgar Allan Poe (PA) - No MP3 File
• Wilma Adds to the Damage of a Record Hurricane Season (IN) - No MP3 File
• Bush Nominates Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman (EC)
• Sacred Harp: One of America's Oldest and Purest Musical Traditions (AM)
• American Lawmakers React to Flood of Immigrants in Late 1800s (MN)
• Two U.S. Businesses Aim to Help Students Prepare for Science Jobs (ED)
• Studies Support Wider Use of a Drug for Some Breast Cancers
• More Than Half of All Languages in the World Are in Danger of Disappearing (EX)
• It's Apple Season in America (AR)
• U.N. Report Disputes Link Between Forests and Floods (SN)
• PETA at 25: Animal Rights Activists Are Defended, Deplored (TA)
• New Vaccine Aids Fight to End Polio (DR)
• Bessie Coleman Was the First African-American Female Pilot (PA) - No MP3 File
• Millions More Movement Aims to Help Minorities and the Poor (IN)
• U.S. Supermarkets Face Growing Competition (EC)
• 'Souls Alike': Bonnie Raitt's 18th Album Is First She Produced Herself (AM)
• Immigrants: America's Industrial Growth Depended on Them (MN)
• Some American School Systems Prepare to Cut Middle Schools (ED)
• U.S. Drug Agency Urged to Approve Inhaled Insulin for Diabetics (HR)
• Isaac Newton: One of History's Greatest Scientists (EX)
• Growing 'Love Apples,' Better Known These Days as Tomatoes (AR)
• Killer Virus Brought Back From Past, in Hopes to Avoid a Future One (SN)
• Hot Dogs and Apple Pie: Just Some of America's Favorite Foods (TA)
• Aid Group Designs System to Make Dirty Water Safe to Drink (DR)
• Jackson Pollock Invented a New Kind of Painting That Changed the Way People Looked at Art (PA)
• Germany Awaits a New Leader, and a Ne (IN)
• Work on 'Game Theory' Wins Nobel Prize for Two Economists (EC)
• Daydreams (and Dragons) Lead Young Writer Paolini to Success (AM)
• Grover Cleveland: A Democrat Wins the White House in 1884 (MN)
• Educational Testing Service Begins New TOEFL Test (ED)
• Nations Are Urged to Do More Against Risk of Avian Flu (HR)
• Making a Dairy Farm Work with Grass-fed Cows (AR) - No MP3 File
• America's Interstate Highway System Has Almost 70,000 Kilometers of Roads (EX)
• 2005 Nobel Prizes: Medicine Honor Goes to Discovery That Many Dismissed (SN)
• Charities in the United States Came to the Rescue After Two Hurricanes (TA)
• World Bank Offers Money for Development Ideas (DR)
• Writer Willa Cather Celebrated Europeans Who Settled in the American Midwest (PA)
• Conservatives, Liberals Criticize Bush's Choice for Court (IN)
• Allowance Helps Teach Children Early About Money (EC)
• 1881: Vice President Chester Arthur Replaces Murdered Leader (MN)
• American Students Get Help With Schoolwork From Far Away (ED)
• Mauna Kea in Hawaii: Astronomy on the World's Highest Island Mountain (EX)
• Medical Award Honors Two Scientists Who Found Stem Cells (HR)
• Making Cheese the Traditional Way, Part Two (AR)
• As Butterflies Head South to Mexico, Humans Fly Along (SN)
• Hong Kong Gets a Disneyland Park (TA)
• World Bank and I.M.F. Approve Debt Relief for Poor Nations (DR)
• Country and Western Singer Roger Miller Had Many Hit Songs (PA)
• Powerful U.S. Lawmaker Accused of Election Law Violation in Texas (IN)

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