2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Looks to Bolster Republican Support on Ira

By Jim Malone Washington 11 July 2007 President Bush is working to shore up support among fellow Republicans for the war in Iraq, even as opinion polls suggest that public backing for the war effort continues to erode. VOA national correspondent Jim

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Urges Democrats To Keep Fighting

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama is urging his Democratic Party to continue fighting for its causes, despite a hostile polit

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Campaigns for Immigration Reform

By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2006 President Bush, second right, stands with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff after his speech about border security and immigration reform at the Fed

2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush Pushes Immigration Reform

By Jim Fry Washington 04 May 2007 Two days after thousands of people rallied in several American cities to call for change in U.S. immigration laws, President Bush again spoke out for what he calls comprehensive reform. Members of the president's own

2006年VOA标准英语-Blogging Takes Root After French Riots

By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Confirms Casey as Army Chief of Staff

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 08 February 2007 The U.S. Senate has confirmed General George Casey, who had been the top American general in Iraq, as Army chief of staff. But the vote was far from unanimous, reflecting congressional concern about how

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama: There is No Offer to Russia on Missile D

U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congress, Poised for Month-Long Break, Looks

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 August 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are completing legislative work before beginning their month-long recess. As their session drew to a close, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for not a

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Poised to Elect Hardline Leadership

Next Tuesday, Israel will hold national elections for the fifth time in a decade. With the looming threat of Iran's nuclear ambitions, continuing tensions over Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, m

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Stops Sharing Bird Flu Samples

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 07 February 2007 The Indonesian government has announced it is withholding samples of a deadly bird flu virus in light of its new partnership to develop a vaccine with a U.S. drug company. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakart

2007年VOA标准英语-Concern Growing in US West Over Agroterrorism

By Jeff Swicord Cheyenne, Wyoming 10 September 2007 Workers at adairy farm There is growing concern that farms and ranches in the western U.S. could become the target of agroterrorism. The devastating outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Britain a

VOA标准英语2010年-Pentagon Begins Process to Allow Homos

I can not escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens -- Admiral Mike Mullen The top U.S. military officer has endorsed President

VOA标准英语2010年-Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Strugglin

In The Hague, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has resumed his own defense in his war crimes trial for what he called Serbias just and holy cause against Muslim aggression during the war in Bosnia in the 1990s. But nearly 20 years after it

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: Improved Jobless Rate Cause for

President Barack Obama waves as he walks away from the podium during his visit to Oasis Mechanical Contractors, in Lanham, Md., 05 Feb 2010, after meeting with small business leaders President Barack Obama says Friday's mixed news on U.S. unemploymen

2007年VOA标准英语-Agreement Reached on Khmer Rouge Tribunal Rules

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 13 June 2007 A panel of Cambodian and U.N.-appointed judges has approved the ground rules for the prosecution of the former leaders of the Khmer Rouge, who were responsible for the deaths of almost 2 million Cambodians in the

VOA标准英语2009年-Nigerian Stocks Tumble as Investors Bail Out

Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest equities market after South Africa has long been an attraction for emerging market investors. But the Nigerian stock exchange has slumped to record levels in the past few months, making it one of the wors

2007年VOA标准英语-Hungary, Israel Sign Holocaust Education Agreem

By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 January 2007 Hungary and Israel have agreed to improve education about the Holocaust, which was a taboo study topic when the country was a Soviet satellite state. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest. Nearly three years

2007年VOA标准英语-Polls Put Sarkozy Ahead in French Presidential

By Anita Elash Paris 04 May 2007 New polls predict conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will be the clear winner in Sunday's presidential election in France. With just three days to go, polling firms say he'll win at least 53 percent of the vote co

2007年VOA标准英语-Conservative Sarkozy Is Elected President of Fr

By Anita Elash Paris 06 May 2007 France has chosen a conservative candidate as its next president. Preliminary results based on exit polls showed Nicolas Sarkozy was elected with 53 per cent of the vote. That gave him a comfortable lead over his oppo

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Sarkozy Discuss Iran and Iraq

By Scott Stearns Washington 12 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush and French President Nicholas Sarkozy met Saturday for informal talks on the war in Iraq and uranium enrichment in Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the Fr