Is This Right Time to Ask For A Raise of Salary?

Is This Right Time to Ask For A Raise of Salary? Consuella: Is this any time to ask for a raise? Sheila: Well, you know, I think there's never been a more important time to be in communication with yo

Thousands Stage Anti-War Protest in Los Angeles

Broadcast: Jan 12, 2003 Thousands of 1) demonstrators protested a possible war in Iraq at a rally and march in Los Angeles Saturday. As U.S. troops mobilize for a possible invasion, protest organizers

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Anti-War Protests Continue Worldwide

Broadcast: Mar 22 2003 Large crowds of anti-war 1) demonstrators turned out in New York City, Saturday. Protesters marched in the streets there and in several major U.S. cities to protest the Bush adm

Modern Technology Changes Art of Protest

Broadcast: Mar 11, 2003 It's hard to say when or where the world's first signature petition was circulated, but in general, historians believe two things had to happen before the petition could truly

英语歌曲:You Raise Me Up 你鼓舞了我

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Power outage sparks violent protest in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Hours of power outage in scorching summer Monday sparked protest in most parts of Pakistan and angry protesters attacked offices of power supply departments in some areas. Pakistan faces about 5000 MW electricity shortf

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VOA常速英语2007年-US Lawyers March to Protest Emergency Rule in P

By Meredith Buel Washington 14 November 2007 Hundreds of lawyers have marched past the United States Supreme Court in a show of solidarity with attorneys in Pakistan who have been arrested while protesting President Pervez Musharraf's decision to imp

英语歌曲:You Raise Me Up你鼓舞了我

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Workers in Europe protest austerity measures

BEIJING, Sep.27 (Xinhuanet) --? As thousands of demonstrators（示威者 ） marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening sanctions（制裁） for governments that fail to

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Striking Greek Workers Protest New Austerity Cuts

Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers wa

Greek indignant return to protest austerity outside parliament

ATHENS, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Greek indignant returned to protest austerity outside the parliament building for first time after several months on Sunday evening with a symbolic rally which ended in minor scuffles with police forces. Poverty, unemploy

Valencia united in protest at referee following Real Madrid defeat

MADRID, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- FC Valencia players, fans and directors are this Wednesday united in their criticism of referee Muniz Fernandez following Tuesday night's 2-0 Copa del Rey defeat away to Real Madrid. Madrid won the game thanks to a fine go

Despite Concessions, Egyptians Protest

Anti-government protests in Egypt continued for a fifth day Wednesday in-and around the iconic Tahrir Square in Cairo, despite concessions announced by the head of the ruling military council designed to ease discontent. On Tuesday, Field Marshal Hus

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新西兰英语 150 Maori protest against Auckland super-city

At midday today, about 6,000 Maori and other supporters held a protest march in Queen St in Auckland, in the rain. The march was called a hikoi. The hikoi was organised by a young Maori man, Ngarimu Blair, who controlled the crowd to make sure that i

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 November 2007 Tens of thousands of people in Tbilisi are protesting against the government of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who came to power following demonstrations that swept aside his predecessor in 2003. VOA

Tens of Thousands Protest Alleged Voter Fraud in Russia

Protesters came out across the worlds largest country to demand clean elections and to say what, only one week ago, was unsayable. Russia Without Putin was the favorite chant of thousands of demonstrators who marched within earshot of the Kremlin in