2006年VOA标准英语-Entertainment Industry Blamed for Attendance De

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 21 July 2006 watch National Parks report Great Smoky Mountains National Park A new study by the U.S. Journal of Environmental Management finds that tourism at America's 390 national parks is down 25 percent since 1990.

2006年VOA标准英语-US Tourism Industry Begins Initiative to Improv

By Richard Green Washington 14 September 2006 The U.S. tourism industry is launching an initiative to bring more foreign visitors to the United States, in an effort to improve the nation's declining image abroad. According to a recent survey conduct

2006年VOA标准英语-Gaming Industry Discounts Effect of Law Against

By Steve Mort Las Vegas, Nevada 16 November 2006 watch Internet Gambling Gaming industry leaders say Internet gambling will thrive despite a recent law effectively barring online betting in the United States. In October, President Bush signed legisl

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Republican US House Leader Steps As

By Dan Robinson Washington 07 January 2006 The former Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, has announced he is stepping aside, paving the way for a new leadership ele

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Sets Republican Agenda for Congressional E

By Scott Stearns White House 01 September 2006 With less than 70 days to go before legislative elections, President Bush is campaigning hard for Republican candidates facing challenges from opposition Democrats, who hope to capture control of at lea

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Republicans Will Win on National Secu

By Scott Stearns White House 24 October 2006 President Bush says he expects his political party to keep control of both houses of Congress in next month's elections by campaigning on the issues of national security and a strong economy. The presiden

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: Republican Party Losing Hold on Christ

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 26 October 2006 watch Politics Religion Evangelical organizations worried about conservative discontent with the Republican Party are rallying their followers to vote in November's midterm elections. At the same t

2006年VOA标准英语-Seoul Keeps Quiet on North Korean Missile

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 March 2006 A South Korean man walks by a display of models of North Korea's Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul (File p

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Begins Trip to Europe, Middle East

By Scott Stearns Tallinn 27 November 2006 President George W. Bush waves while boarding Air Force One, 27 Nov 2006 U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Estonia, the start of a trip to Europe and the Middle East that will focus on conflicts in A

2006年VOA标准英语-Rice Ends Middle East Trip With Surprise Visit

By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wound up her tour of the Middle East with an unannounced visit to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials. Her visit to the region was aimed at boosting support for mode

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Trip to South Asia Underscores the Ar

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 27 February 2006 watch report on South Asia Trip President Bush will soon be visiting India and Pakistan, two countries he says are important for the economic and na

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean 'Goose Dads' Face Sacrifice, Lonel

By Kurt Achin Seoul 27 September 2006 For an increasing number of South Koreans, being a family man means seeing less of the family than ever before. Many South Korean fathers stay at home and work while they send their wife and children abroad - of

2006年VOA标准英语-Diesel Cars Making a Comeback

By Nino Gnecchi Nairobi 23 August 2006 Foreign diplomats based in Uganda are urging the Kampala government to deal more forcefully with charges that international donations to fight AIDS have been embezzled by officials once in the government. The c

2006年VOA标准英语-Walter Trout Comes "Full Circle"

By Doug Levine Washington 22 October 2006 Few musicians can say they've performed with some of the world's most famous blues artists, and then went on to enjoy a long and successful solo career. Walter Trout knows a thing or two about perseverance.

2006年VOA标准英语-Election Re-Runs Called in Parts of Sao To

By Franz Wild Abidjan 27 March 2006 Election officials in Sao Tome and Principe say they will try to hold a new round of balloting in parts of the country where some people were blocked from getting t

2006年VOA标准英语-Russia Calls on Iran to Answer Concerns Ab

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 05 February 2006 Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is urging Iran to provide answers about its nuclear program in order to allay i

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls on Congress to Approve Budget R

By Scott Stearns White House 08 February 2006 President George Bush is calling on Congress to approve his 2007 budget requests and make permanent a series of record tax cuts. George Bush speaks to Bus

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Calls for Improvements to Human Rights

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 16 February 2006 Activists of Nepal's agitating seven political parties shout slogans to protest against the Nepalese army opening fire on protesters in Dang, February 9, 2

2006年VOA标准英语-Rumsfeld Rejects Calls to Close Detention

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 17 February 2006 Donald H. Rumsfeld U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says those who call for the closure the detention center at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanam

2006年VOA标准英语-US Calls for UN Action on Iran's Nuclear P

By Marlene Smith Vienna 08 March 2006 U.S. diplomats have told the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors that it is time for the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop