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Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 Today from VOANews.com At Thanksgiving, the Makings of a National Feast State facts about holiday foods. Also, a look at a food drive for poor families in Denver, Colorado | AGRICULTURE REPORT What It Means to Be a Good Samaritan Humans may have a biological urge to help others that is even stronger than the modern urge to avoid lawsuits | THIS IS AMERICA American History: The 1960s, a Decade That Changed a Nation Folk singers like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan helped give voice to a time of social rebellion | THE MAKING OF A NATION Number of Foreign Students in US Continues to Rise The latest report shows big increases from China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Iran and Venezuela | EDUCATION REPORT Should Anthrax Vaccine Be Tested in Children? Ten years after the anthrax attacks in the U.S., questions remain, including who was responsible | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia A US judge blocks a new requirement for graphic warning images; Australia moves to limit cigarettes to plain packaging | HEALTH REPORT Sam Houston, 1793-1863: Statesman, Politician and Soldier (Part 2) Sam Houston was named the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1839 | PEOPLE IN AMERICA Words and Their Stories: How 'Rx' Came to Be How the symbol came to mean a doctor's prescription | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES India on Way to Topping US in Internet Users India could be second to China in less than two years. Also, Africa is the fastest growing mobile market | TECHNOLOGY REPORT A Novel Set in Hurricane Katrina Wins National Book Award Plus, music from the year-old band Blouse. And a question about the Virginia state motto | AMERICAN MOSAIC Microsavings Could Mean Big Gains for the World's Poor A conference gathers experts to find ways to bring services to those left out of the financial system | ECONOMICS REPORT US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation Officials say the expanded cooperation is aimed at strengthening security in East Asia and the Pacific | IN THE NEWS Great Thinkers: Charles Darwin and Evolution Darwin remains one of history's most influential minds | EXPLORATIONS More News Headlines Visit our Web Site Special English U.S.A World U.S. History American Life Arts and Entertainment Health Education Business Agriculture Science and Technology Unsubscribe If you no longer wish to receive this E-mail please unsubscribe Need Help? If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@ voanews.com Unsubscribe Voice of America | 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20237