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Economics Report - US Economy: Home Foreclosures, Late Payments Rise New report on troubled housing market adds to worries in a week when oil sets all-time records. Transcript of radio broadcast: 07 March 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economi

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Exploring Hip Hop Art at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington Also: A question from Bangladesh about why Americans think the number 13 is bad luck. And five more artists enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Transcript of ra

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: Debating Slaves' Part in Representation of States The constitutional convention agreed that states with bigger populations would have more members of Congress. But would slaves be counted in that pop

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Device Gives New Meaning to the Idea of Power Walking Also: A common disease many people have never heard of. And scientists say people with blue eyes are genetically related. Transcript of radio broadcast: 10 March 2008 VOICE

VOA慢速英语-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Martha Graham, 1894-1991: The Mo

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we explore the life of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mo

VOA慢速英语-THIS IS AMERICA - The Drive That Separates a Biker F

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. Hop on -- this week our subject is motorcycles in America. (SOUND) VOICE ONE: Bikers ride under a Main Street sign welcoming them to last

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - 2008 AIDS Conference Opens in M

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People carry a gay pride flag during a march in Mexico City on August 2, 2008 The seventeenth International AIDS Conference opened Sunday in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. About twenty-five thou

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - The Presidential Campaign Heats Up wit

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The November fourth presidential election in the United States is only about three months away. The two candidates are in a close race. Recent opinion studies show voters are most concerned about the econo

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - The US Housing Rescue Plan: What

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, the United States Congress approved a major housing bill. President George Bush signed it into law on Wednesday. The plan could help an estimated four hundred thousand homeowners late in t

VOA慢速英语-EXPLORATIONS - Visiting the Embassies of Washington,

VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Washington, D.C. is known for its many monuments, museums, and government buildings. It is also home to embassies from more than one hundred seven

VOA慢速英语-Health Report - When a Stroke Is Silent

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds of stroke. One is an ischemic stroke. It happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked. The other kind is called a hemorrhagic,

VOA慢速英语-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How to Protect Yourself Agains

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we tell about health problems linked to extreme heat. We also tell about what to do to prevent and treat these problems. (MUS

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Special Feed for Swine May Help

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Hogs at an Ohio farm Research shows that waste from pigs that are fed a special kind of corn may help a farmer's crops. And it also may help the environment. Any farmer who raises swine knows that

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Farming Techniques That Will Fe

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Female farmers in Rwanda and Sudan will learn about what kind of seeds to use, how to farm without chemicals and when to harvest The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that poor countries

VOA慢速英语-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Dorothy West, 1907-1998: Among t

VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about a person who played an important part in the history and culture of the United States. Today, we tell abou

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - Summer Olympic Games Open in Beijing

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. After seven years of preparations, the Summer Olympic Games have opened in Beijing, China. An opening ceremony and lighting of the Olympic cauldron marked the official start of the games on Friday. More th

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Scientist Randy Pausch Gives His '

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play music by three rock groups Answer a question about a beloved university professor who died last month And report on a Hall of Fame for Americans from N

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - No Money Down: Give-and-Take Site

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Whoever said you cannot get something for nothing has not searched the Internet lately. An increasing number of Web sites offer users a chance to give things away and get things for free. The goal is

VOA慢速英语-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: Ma

ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. James Madison In the spring of eighteen twelve, the United States and Britain were moving closer to war. Congress had approved a ninety-day embargo to stop America

VOA慢速英语-THIS IS AMERICA - C.F. Martin Guitar Company Still M

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week we visit one of the oldest, successful family-owned companies in the United States. The C. F. Martin and Company guitar maker in