This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist K'naan, And answer a listener question about the nation's capital,Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Basically,it's like lip synching with a guitar." Lance "The Shred" Kasten from Washington,D.C.,made it to the final round of competition.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

We would like to hear from you. Write to us at Special English, Voice of America, Washington,D.C., two-zero-two-three-seven,U.S.A.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The U.S.D.A.will share the research with other countries in the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

A list of American colleges and universities that offer financial aid to foreign students can be found at edupass.org -- e-d-u-p-a-s-s dot o-r-g.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Thats a really big deal. Without it, anything like the modern stock market, I'd say,is impossible."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

It's basically a parking lot." The Newseum, a museum of news in Washington,D.C., has an exhibit called "Woodstock at 40: The Rise of Music Journalism."

VOA: special.2009.08.10

Researchers say they observed shortages in the brain's reward system in patients with A.D.H.D.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

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VOA: special.2009.01.02

The U.S.D.A.will support researchers from developing countries that belong to the alliance.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

Senator Claire McCaskill described synthetic C.D.O.s during a Senate subcommittee hearing.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

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VOA: special.2010.01.12

Scott Christianson is an agricultural development advisor with U.S.A.I.D.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

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VOA: special.2009.04.24