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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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| AHMADI-MOGHADDAM, ISMAIL
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Iran
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ihss-mah-EEL ah-mah-DEE moh-gah-DAHM
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| AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD
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Iran
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mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD
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| AI WEIWEI
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China
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EYE WAY WAY
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| AL BASHIR, OMAR HASSAN
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Sudan
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OH-mahr HAH-sahn al baa-SHEER
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| AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMAL
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Iraq
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NOOR-ee kah-MAHL al MAL-ih-kee
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| AMANO, YUKIYA
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Japan
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YOO-kee-ah AH-mah-noh
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| ATA, SHAHLA
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Afghanistan
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shah-LAH AH-tah
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| AUNG SAN SUU KYI
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Burma
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AWN SAN SOO CHEE
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| BAINIMARAMA, JOSAIA VOREQE
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Fiji
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joh-sah-EE-ah vor-EHN-geh by-nee-mah-RAH-mah
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| BERRI, NABIH
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Lebanon
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nah-BEE BEH- ree
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| BROCKMAN, MIGUEL D'ESCOTO
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Nicaragua
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mee-GHEHL dehs-KOH-toh BRAHK-mahn
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| CICEK, DURSUN
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Turkey
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DOOR-suhn CHEE-chehk
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| DUAIK, ABDEL AZIZ
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Palestinian
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ABH-DEHL ah-ZEEZ doo-WAKE
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| EJEHE, GHOLAM HOSSEIN MOHSENI
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Iran
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goh-LAHM hoh-SAYN moh-seh-NEE EH-JEH
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| EPHRAIM, INONI
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Cameroon
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ee-noh-NEE EHF-rahm
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| FAYYAD, SALAM
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Palestinian
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saah-LAM fah-YAHD
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| GILANI, YOUSUF RAZA
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Pakistan
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YOO-SOOF RAY-ZAH GHEE-LAH-NEE
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| HARIRI, SAAD
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Lebanon
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SAH-ahd hah-REE-ree
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| INSEIN
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Burma
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IHN-say
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| Notes: prison
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| INSULZA, JOSE MIGUEL
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Chile
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ho-SAY me-GEHL ihn-SOOL-sah
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| IRAN
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Iran
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ih-RAHN
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| Notes: also "ih-RAH-nee-ahn" ...VOA preferred pronunciation
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| ISSOUFOU, MAHAMADOU
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Niger
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mah-hah-mah-DOO ee-soo-FOO
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| KARRUBI, MEHDI
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Iran
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MEH-DEE KAAH-ROO-BEE
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| KHAMENEI, AYATOLLAH ALI
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Iran
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eye-ah-toh-LAH ah-LEE hah-mehn-a-EE
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| KHODAIDAD
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Afghanistan
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koh-D-EYE-dahd
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| Notes: Afghan general.
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| KOSOR, JADRANKA
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Croatia
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YAHD-rahn-kah KAW-sehr
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| MADOFF, BERNARD
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U.S.
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brr-NAHRD MAY-dawf
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| MEHSUD, BAITULLAH
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Pakistan
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by-too-LAH meh-SOOD
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| MESIC, STYEPAN
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Croatia
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st-YEH-pahn MEH-sih-ch
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| Notes: a.k.a. Stipe Mesic or "STEE-peh"
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| MICHELETTI, ROBERTO
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Honduras
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roh-B-AIR-toh mee-chih-LEH-tee
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| MOUSAVI, MIR HOSSEIN
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Iran
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MEER hoh-SAY-N moo-sah-VEE
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| MUSE, ABDIWALI ABDUKHADIR
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Somalia
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ahb-deh-WAH-lee ahb-doo-KAH-DEER MOO-seh
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| NDIAYE, SOULAYEMANE NDENE
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Senegal
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soo-lay-MAHN (n)DAY-nay (n)J-EYE
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| NDINGE, DIDJOB DIVUNGI DI
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Gabon
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DIHD-jahb dee-VOON-ghee dee (n)DEENG-eh
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| ODIERNO, RAYMOND
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U.S.
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RAY-muhnd oh-dee-EHR-no
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| PHILEMON, YANG
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Cameroon
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YAHNG fil-eh-MOAN
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| REZAEI, MOHSEN
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Iran
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moh-SEHN reh-zah-EE
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| SANANDER, IVO
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Croatia
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EE-vo sah-nah-DEHR
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| SANHA, MALAM BACAI
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Guinea Bissau
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mah-LAHM bah-K-EYE SAHN-yah
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| SEJIL
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Iran
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say-JEEL
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| Notes: missile
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| TALABANI, JALAL
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Iraq
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jah-LAHL tah-lah-BAH-nee
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| TANDJA, MAMADOU
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Niger
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mah-mah-DOO TAHN-jah
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| VIERA, JOAO BERNARDO
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Guinea Bissau
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zh-wow behr-NAHR-doh vee-EH-rah
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| YALLA, KUMBA
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Guinea Bissau
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KOOM-bah YAH-lah
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| YEVKUROV, YUNUS-BEK
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Ingushetia
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yoo-noos-BEHK YEHV-koor-awf
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| ZELAYA, MANUEL
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Honduras
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mahn-WELL zeh-L-EYE-ah
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Short Pronunciation List as of Jul 3, 2009