April | Year 2006 — VOA Special English
- IN THE NEWS - Punish Illegal Immigrants? Welcome Them as Future Citizens? Congress Debates Immigration Apr 01, 2006
- PEOPLE IN AMERICA - American Baseball Legend Babe Ruth Apr 02, 2006
- DEVELOPMENT REPORT - A Small Packet of Chemicals, a Big Effect on Dirty Water Apr 03, 2006
- THIS IS AMERICA - National Poetry Week: When Words Take Flight Apr 03, 2006
- AGRICULTURE REPORT - Scientists Clone Pigs to Make Omega-3 Fatty Acids Apr 04, 2006
- SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Stopping to Smell the Roses, and Lots More, at the Botanic Garden Apr 04, 2006
- HEALTH REPORT - A New Life Treating AIDS in Africa, Then Tragedy Strikes Apr 05, 2006
- EXPLORATIONS - George Catlin Became One of the Most Famous Artists in American History Apr 05, 2006
- EDUCATION REPORT - Oceangoing Programs for International Students Apr 06, 2006
- THE MAKING OF A NATION - Technology Helps the Allied Forces Win World War One Apr 06, 2006
- ECONOMICS REPORT - The World Bank Fights the "Cancer of Corruption" Apr 07, 2006
- AMERICAN MOSAIC - Native Americans Explore the Life and Art of Their Ancestors Apr 07, 2006
- IN THE NEWS - Delay, Leaving Congress, Has 'No Fear' of Any Wrongdoing Investigation Apr 08, 2006
- PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Writer Zora Neale Hurston told About African-American's Life in the South Apr 09, 2006
- DEVELOPMENT REPORT - African Farmland Found to be Severely Infertile Apr 10, 2006
- THIS IS AMERICA - Mountain and Cowboy Culture Meet in Jackson Hole Apr 10, 2006
- AGRICULTURE REPORT - Insects Eating Your Crops? Call on a Ladybug Apr 11, 2006
- SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Depression Study Finds Hope in Different Treatments, at Least for Some People Apr 11, 2006
- HEALTH REPORT - Measles Campaign Cuts Deaths by Almost Half Apr 12, 2006
- EXPLORATIONS - George Catlin Painted Native American Tribes and Their Cultures During the 1830s Apr 12, 2006
- EDUCATION REPORT - School Districts Approve Plans to Link Teacher Pay with Student Performance Apr 13, 2006
- THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Wilson Begins Negotiations for a World War One Peace Treaty Apr 13, 2006
- ECONOMICS REPORT - Tax Time in America Apr 14, 2006
- AMERICAN MOSAIC - Population Growth of the United States Leads Industrial Nations Apr 14, 2006
- IN THE NEWS - Iran Rejects Appeal to Stop Enriching Uranium Apr 15, 2006
- PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Andy Warhol: The Father of Pop Art Apr 16, 2006
- DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Fifty-seven nations face serious shortages of health care workers Apr 17, 2006
- THIS IS AMERICA - Itzhak Perlman: A Citizen of the World, With His Violin as a Passport Apr 17, 2006
- AGRICULTURE REPORT - How Farm Pay Compares to Industrial Pay in America Apr 18, 2006
- SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Plate Tectonics: Nature's Way of Stretching Apr 18, 2006
- HEALTH REPORT - Increasing Supplies of Malaria Drug Through Genetic Engineering Apr 19, 2006
- EXPLORATIONS - Population Growth is Dropping in Industrialized Nations and Increasing in Some Developing Ones Apr 19, 2006
- EDUCATION REPORT - College Applications From International Graduate Students Increase Apr 20, 2006
- THE MAKING OF A NATION - World War One Ends, but Wilson Knows His Battle Is Only Half Over Apr 20, 2006
- ECONOMICS REPORT - Some Companies Stop Telling What They Expect to Earn Apr 21, 2006
- AMERICAN MOSAIC - Is It Reggae? Is It Hip-Hop? Reggaeton From Puerto Rico Is Both Apr 21, 2006
- IN THE NEWS - Investigative Reporting, Coverage of Katrina Earn Pulitzer Prizes for U.S. Newspapers Apr 22, 2006
- PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Mae West: The Wild Woman of Film and Stage Apr 23, 2006
- DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Number of Refugees in the World at Lowest Level in 25 Years Apr 24, 2006
- THIS IS AMERICA - From Donald Duck to Biting Commentary, Cartoons in America Apr 24, 2006
- AGRICULTURE REPORT - Going Biotech: A Spanish Farmer Discusses His Experience Apr 25, 2006
- SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Signs of Water on Saturn Moon Enceladus; Next Close Look Set for 2008 Apr 25, 2006
- HEALTH REPORT - Sleepless in America: Report Says Millions Have Trouble at Bedtime Apr 26, 2006
- EXPLORATIONS - A Sticky Black Hole of Ancient Death, Right in the Middle of Los Angeles Apr 26, 2006
- EDUCATION REPORT - Some American Colleges Drop the SAT and ACT as Required Tests for Admission Apr 27, 2006
- THE MAKING OF A NATION - Wilson Builds Public Support for the League of Nations Apr 27, 2006
- ECONOMICS REPORT - Protecting an Investment With Stock Options Apr 28, 2006
- AMERICAN MOSAIC - Investigating Crimes the Scientific Way: Secrets of Forensic Medicine Apr 28, 2006
- IN THE NEWS - Politics and Bullets: Facing Maoist Rebels in Nepal and India Apr 29, 2006
- PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Country and Western Singer Hank Williams Wrote Songs About Love and Heartbreak Apr 30, 2006