Analysts say the Arab street hopes the more liberal Islam of Sunni Turkey can lead to solutions for persistent regional conflicts.

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"Wherever serious and credible allegations are made of grave and persistent violations of international humanitarian laws, these should be properly investigated,".

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China did not make any additional statements regarding its currency policy, which has been a persistent issue.

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Bereket categorically denied persistent reports that Ethiopian troops are actively engaged in Somalia's civil war.

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Ethiopia has denied persistent reports that Ethiopian troops are actively engaged in Somalia's civil war.

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"But taken together,this bold, persistent experimentation has brought our economy back from the brink.

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That flooding and persistent power cuts sparked riots in the Pikine neighborhood where people barricaded roads with burned tires and smashed the windows of a police vehicle.

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Co-author Andresse St.Rose says, for example,while girls earn high school math credits at the same rate as boys, the myth that girls aren't good at math is persistent and powerful.

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But Sow says it's difficult to get adults to change, for example, to stop using pesticides on their tomatoes and other crops, which he says is a persistent problem in the village.

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Lee Smith says it has always been hard for Americans to understand exactly why peace in the Middle East is so elusive, and why violence and terrorism are so pervasive and persistent in the Arab world.

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While women and minorities make up two-thirds of the American workforce, they represent less than The survey cites poor schools, and lack of quality science and math programs, persistent negative stereotypes, financial cost and school and workplace bias.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"Turkey's persistent denial and inability to face, or unwillingness to face up to its history is very disruptive in all kinds of ways - in terms of international relations, in terms of its own internal politics - and it also prevents it from really recognizing how do you deal with minorities."

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

That's the finding in a new study that analyzed over 750 published studies on children's health the findings were base on data from 50 years studies from children health, and health care disparities "Racial and ethnic disparities in children's health care are quite extensive, pervasive and persistent."

VOA: standard.2010.04.07