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Today from VOANews.com | 
           | The stories of Jesse Lazear, Clara Maass, Joseph 
Goldberger, Matthew Lukwiya, Carlo Urbani and Anita Roberts | SCIENCE IN
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           | Important to success is making sure not to drown the plants | AGRICULTURE REPORT 
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           | We remember the flag-raising captured in 1945 on Iwo Jima
 by a photographer and the statue of that historic moment | THIS IS 
AMERICA 
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           | Businessman Peter Thiel is offering young people $100,000 for a chance to become the next Bill Gates | TECHNOLOGY REPORT 
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           | Her books are still popular with children today | PEOPLE IN AMERICA 
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           | Expressions using the word hold | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES 
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           | In the last moments of life, a prisoner dreams of escape | AMERICAN STORIES 
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           | The European Union demanded the capture of the Bosnian Serb general linked to the 1995 Srebrenica killings | IN THE NEWS 
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           | International support can speed progress, says the head 
of the World Bank, "but only if coupled with real reform" | ECONOMICS 
REPORT 
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           | David Vo, 18, won a $10,000 scholarship for his rope and 
twine neckpieces. And Lady Gaga's new album, "Born This Way" | AMERICAN 
MOSAIC 
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           | Tensions increased during the 1930s as both nations had different ideas for the future of East Asia | THE MAKING OF A NATION 
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           | Second of two reports on a new government effort to get 
US schools and colleges to pay more attention to the issue | EDUCATION 
REPORT 
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           | Also, recalling the scientist who discovered the virus and its link to liver cancer, and developed a vaccine | HEALTH REPORT 
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           | The National Geographic Society honored them as its Emerging Explorers for 2011 | EXPLORATIONS 
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