2007年VOA标准英语-Guinea, Guinea Bissau Alliance Plays Role in Un

By Kari Barber Dakar 06 February 2007 Guinea's President Lansana Conte has been getting help and advice from the government of neighboring Guinea Bissau to put an end to union-led protests. Union leaders in Guinea are threatening to resume a nationw

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Refugees in Syria Fear Deportation

By Sonja Pace Damascus 06 February 2007 Some hundreds Iraqi refugees in Syria stage a protest against new visa regulations before offices of UNHCR, 5 Feb 2007 The United Nations estimates nearly one million Iraqis have fled violence in their homeland

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Secretary: Iraq Must Send More Troop

By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iraqi military must do better at meeting its commitment to send more forces to Baghdad, as part of the new security plan. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. D

2007年VOA标准英语-American Young Adults Learn About Islam

By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 02 February 2007 watch Understanding Muslims A group of 60 young adults held discussions in Washington recently (in late January) designed to break down ignorance and misperceptions about Muslims and the Islamic rel

2007年VOA标准英语-Democratic US Presidential Candidates Focus on

By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2007 Several Democratic presidential contenders auditioned before a crowd of party activists in Washington Friday. All six candidates who spoke focused largely on the war in Iraq, as we hear from VOA National cor

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Violence Continues as Bush Defends New Sec

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 05 February 2007 President Bush is defending the new joint security operation aimed at reducing sectarian violence in Iraq by putting more troops on Baghdad's streets. Meanwhile, several bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital have

2007年VOA标准英语-US Aerospace Industry Hopes for Military Sales

By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 February 2007 India's defense minister says his country is prepared to collaborate with other nations to build combat aircraft, tactical missiles and other military equipment. The announcement comes as an unprecedented r

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Presidential Contenders Tour Country

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 February 2007 On the second day of campaigning for presidential elections in Senegal, incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade took his campaign to the southern Casamance region, the site of a long-running separatist movement. Ot

2007年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Justice Urges Congress to Rais

By Jim Malone Washington 14 February 2007 A U.S. Supreme Court justice made a rare appearance before a Senate committee Wednesday and appealed to Congress to increase the pay for federal judges. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy made h

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesian President Calls on Moderate Islamic

By Al Pessin Jakarta 13 February 2007 A U.S. official in Jakarta says Indonesia's president told the top U.S. military officer Tuesday that moderate Islamic nations should help Iraq's new government stabilize the country. And the official says the Am

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Begin Debate on President's Iraq T

By Dan Robinson Washington 13 February 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun the first major congressional debate on President Bush's Iraq strategy since Democrats won control of Congress in last November's mid-term election. VOA's Dan Ro

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO Appeals for Greater Commitment Against 'Neg

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 February 2007 The World Health Organization has called for a renewed commitment from governments around the world to combat tropical diseases that affect a third of the world's population and cause social and econo

2007年VOA标准英语-Supreme Court in India Proposes Ban on Street F

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 February 2007 India's Supreme Court has proposed a ban on hawkers (street vendors) who Indian roadside food stall worker fries an egg in Kolkata, 14 Oct 2006 cook food at roadside stalls in New Delhi - a city famed for

2007年VOA标准英语-Anti-Musharraf Protests in Pakistan Show No Sig

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 April 2007 Pakistan's suspended chief judge has appeared before a judicial panel in the capital, as a political street battle over his fate enters its fourth week. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says America Shocked by University Shootin

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 April 2007 America is in shock and mourning, following the worst mass shooting in the nation's history. VOA's Paula Wolfson has the latest on a day of bloodshed at Virginia Tech University that left 33 people dead, inc

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Pushes Congress on War Funding

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 April 2007 President Bush invited military families to the White House Monday, as he stepped up his campaign for Congressional passage of a war funding bill without a timetable for withdrawal. VOA's Paula Wolfson repor

2007年VOA标准英语-Diner Captures Taste of America

By Liu Enming Rockford, Michigan 17 April 2007 Many believe that diners are as much a piece of American tradition as baseball and hot dogs. These roadside restaurants once dotted the landscape across the U.S. While few remain today, one of the most f

2007年VOA标准英语-Immigration, National Identity Take Center Stag

By Anita Elash Paris 18 April 2007 In France, questions about immigration and national identity have taken center stage in the campaign leading up to this weekend's first round of voting for president. The debate started when conservative candidate a

VOA常速英语2008年-Free Trade a Key Issue in US Presidential Conte

By Jim Fry Washington 04 March 2008 Free trade has become a key issue in the U.S. presidential campaign in the past several weeks, especially in the heated contest to become the Democratic party's nominee. Amid the loss of manufacturing jobs in [the

VOA常速英语2008年-US Central Bank Chief Says Troubled Homeowners

By VOA News 04 March 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank says the current housing crisis in the United States demands a vigorous response. In a speech to a banking group in Florida, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said foreclosures and late