2006年VOA标准英语-Guantanamo Officials Say They Use Friendly

By Al Pessin Washington 24 February 2006 There has been renewed controversy during the past week about conditions at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay. A panel of United Nations exp

2006年VOA标准英语-Port Deal Strains Bush Ties to Conservativ

By Jim Malone Washington 24 February 2006 Cargo ship is unloaded at Maryland's port of Baltimore The controversy over the Bush administration's decision to allow a company from the United Arab Emirate

2006年VOA标准英语-France Hit Hard by Anti-Jobs Law Protests

By Lisa Bryant Paris 28 March 2006 Hundreds of thousands of French poured into the streets Tuesday, in the latest, and largest, demonstration against an unpopular new employment law. The protests incl

2006年VOA标准英语-Hockey Favorites Melt On Olympic Ice

By Steve Schy Turin, Italy 24 February 2006 At any Olympic Games, some of the favorites falter, while lowly-regarded athletes and teams appear to come from nowhere to end up on the medals podium. Duri

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush: Hamas Must Renounce Violence

By Scott Stearns White House 24 February 2006 George Bush President Bush says the responsibilities of leading a Palestinian government should moderate extremist views within Hamas. Mr. Bush again said

2006年VOA标准英语-Thriving Asian Supermarkets Profit By Amer

By June Soh Washington, DC 26 January 2006 watch Asian Grocery report Asian food markets in the U.S. are thriving, as they serve a growing number of diverse customers. This report is narrated by Cryst

2006年VOA标准英语-Probing the Government's Response to Katri

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 January 2006 watch Katrina Response report Hurricane Katrina rescue Senators probing the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city

2006年VOA标准英语-Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Terrorism

By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2006 Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift, lead attorney for Salim Hamdan, leaves Supreme Court Lawyers for a suspected member of al-Qaida argued at the U.S. Supre

2006年VOA标准英语-US Calls for Russian Investigation of Inte

By Al Pessin Pentagon 28 March 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Russia to conduct a

2006年VOA标准英语-US 'Deeply Concerned' by Reports of Taylor

By David Gollust Washington 28 March 2006 Nigerian policemen, seated lower right, guard the mansion of former Liberian president Charles Taylor in Calabar, Nigeria, March, 28, 2006 U.S. Secretary of S

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Expresses Optimism About Iraq

By Scott Stearns Washington 28 March 2006 Vice President Dick Cheney, right, looks towards President Bush as he makes a statement to reporters, March 28, 2006, in Washington President Bush continues h

2006年VOA标准英语-H5N1 Virus Most Likely Candidate For Avian

By Rosanne Skirble Washington DC 26 January 2006 Farmer herds flock of ducks Since the virus was identified in humans three years ago in China, 80 of the 150 people infected have died from the disease

2006年VOA标准英语-Philippine President Vows to Stay in Power

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 February 2006 Gloria Arroyo Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was swept to power in 2001 after a popular movement ousted her predecessor, vowing to end co

2006年VOA标准英语-Anti-Corruption Group Blasts World Bank's

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 26 January 2006 The anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has blasted the World Bank for loaning Kenya $25 million to fight corruption, following allegations imp

2006年VOA标准英语-Royal Pregnancy Delays Resolution of Japan

By Steve Herman Tokyo 24 February 2006 Japan is facing a succession crisis, not for political leadership, but at the Imperial Palace, where there is a dearth of male heirs for the Chrysanthemum Throne

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Defends Policies in Iraq

By Margaret Besheer Washington 30 September 2006 President Bush is strongly defending his policies in Iraq, as the fallout continues from a U.S. intelligence report that says, in part, the U.S.-led war is creating a new generation of terrorists. The

2006年VOA标准英语-Chicago Passes "Living Wage" Law

By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Living Wage report Lawmakers in the Midwest U.S. city of Chicago have approved a measure requiring large-scale discount stores to pay their employees a so-called living wage. As VOA's George Dwyer

2006年VOA标准英语-Controversial New Legislation Rewrites Rules fo

By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 29 September 2006 watch Weaver's report Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved controversial new legislation proposed by President Bush on the treatment and trials of terror suspects in

2006年VOA标准英语-Doctors Concerned About Childhood Obesity Rates

By Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch report on Obesity Childhood obesity is growing steadily in the United States and around the world. New research findings have given doctors new clues to fighting the trend. Jim Bertel narrates. The

2006年VOA标准英语-International Trends Affect US Income Levels

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch American Census report Census data collection was partially done door-to-door New census figures indicate that average household incomes in the United States are rising. But the country's poverty