2006年VOA标准英语-George Mason Beats College Basketball Odds

By Jim Stevenson Indianapolis, Indiana 31 March 2006 The U.S. men's college basketball national championship tournament is known as March Madness. The 65-team single elimination format brings together

2006年VOA标准英语-Pope Speaks Out Against Abortion

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 30 March 2006 Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against abortion, euthanasia and homosexual marriages during an audience Thursday with delegates from the center

2006年VOA标准英语-Immigration Dominates Mexico-US-Canada Sum

By Scott Stearns White House 31 March 2006 President Bush, center, and Mexican President Vicente Fox, left, greet unidentified Canadian business leaders before the start of a U.S.-Canada-Mexico meetin

2006年VOA标准英语-'Minuteman' Group Plans New Operation Alon

By Greg Flakus Houston 31 March 2006 The Minuteman organization, a private group that advocates stricter immigration controls, is planning a month-long operation along the border with Mexico starting

2006年VOA标准英语-Clinton Aid Program Brings $2.5 Billion in

By Maura Jane Farrelly New York 31 March 2006 Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton says the Global Initiative he launched last year has resulted in aid pledges totaling $2.5 billion and commitme

2006年VOA标准英语-Bolten Prepares to Assume Top White House

By Jim Malone Washington 31 March 2006 Incoming White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten speaks as President Bush watches in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday Republicans in Congress are hoping

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Finds Iraq Conference 'Positive'

By Paula Wolfson Bogota 12 March 2007 President Bush says the Iraq regional conference held Saturday in Baghdad was positive, but he is waiting to see if participants turn their words into action. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the president spoke in Bo

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Demands Captured Sailors' Release, Seek

By Sean Maroney Washington 30 March 2007 watch Britian Demand Release No quick solution is in sight for the tense dispute over Iran's seizure of a British naval crew. After negotiations, the U.N. Security Council expressed grave concern and called f

2007年VOA标准英语-Second British Sailor Shown on Iranian TV as Im

By Tom Rivers London 30 March 2007 A second member of the British crew captured last week in the Gulf has been shown on Iranian television making an apology for illegally entering Iranian waters. The British government has denounced the video as pro

2007年VOA标准英语-NASA Reveals New Sun Phenomena

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 March 2007 watch NASA Sun Study Several times each year, scientists and administrators at the US. Space Agency's headquarters in Washington, unveil their most recent discoveries and activities, and plans. VOA's Paul Sisco

2007年VOA标准英语-Magnetic Resonance Imaging Urged for Women at H

By Melinda Smith Washington 30 March 2007 Since the mid-20th century the World Health Organization reports there has been an increase in the rate of breast cancer among women in developed countries. For decades, doctors have urged their patients to d

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Ruling Party Leaders Meet on Elections

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 March 2007 Leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling party met Friday to decide whether President Robert Mugabe should stand for reelection next year. There are reports that some party leaders believe the 83-year-old president shoul

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritanians Express Expectations For New Gover

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 March 2007 Mauritania's constitutional council has handed down official results confirming Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as the winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, with nearly 53 percent of the vote. Kari Barber reports from

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethanol Production Poised to Surge in US

By Brian Wagner Miami 30 March 2007 President Bush has set ambitious goals to reduce the country's dependence on oil, and increase the use of alternative fuels like ethanol. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami that experts are now at work to ensure

2006年VOA标准英语-New Orleans Convention Center, Casino Reop

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 18 February 2006 Mardi Gras celebrations get under way in New Orleans this weekend, although on a much smaller scale than in past years. The city is still recovering from th

2006年VOA标准英语-Growing Problem of E-Waste a Global Concer

By Crystal Park Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch eWaste report Constant innovations and breakthroughs in technology are helping the world. But there's a downside. The amount of electronic waste,

2006年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Warring Factions Arrive for Un

By Joe Bavier Yamoussoukro 28 February 2006 Ivory Coast PM Charles Konan Banny, left, seen during a meeting with Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, right, in Abidjan (File photo - Dec. 5, 2005) Aft

2006年VOA标准英语-Killing of French Jew Sparks Fears of Risi

By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 February 2006 French flag flies above demonstrators who carry flags of the Jewish Defense League as they participate in a march through Paris, February 26, 2006 The brutal kill

2006年VOA标准英语-Demand for Alternative Energy Poses Many C

By John Shields Washington, DC 28 February 2006 watch Food vs Fuel report With the world's oil supply increasingly at risk of terrorist attacks and other disruptions, there is an international rush to

2006年VOA标准英语-Skater's Gift Helps Humanitarian Group Bri

By Parke Brewer Turin, Italy 24 February 2006 Joey Cheek, left, and Johann Olav Koss