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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VOA常速英语2007年-ADB: Asian Governments Need to Improve Water Ma

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon

2007年VOA标准英语-US Study Shows Daycare Alters Children’s Behavi

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 05 April 2007 Watch Daycare Study Millions of people around the world send their young children to daycare centers places where children too young for regular school are looked after while their parents are at work,

VOA常速英语2007年-Olympic Qualifiers Set at World Boxing Champion

By Parke Brewer Chicago 02 November 2007 All 80 Beijing Olympics berths available have been determined with the completion of the quarterfinals at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is covering the tournament in

2007年VOA标准英语-Petraeus Has Key Job As New US Iraq Commander

By Al Pessin Pentagon 12 January 2007 Along with his new Iraq strategy and troop increase, President Bush has named a new commander for U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. He is Lieutenant General David Petraeus, the man who has spent the last year s

2007年VOA标准英语-ASEAN Ponders New Charter

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 02 August 2007 Foreign Ministers from the ASEAN and its Dialogue Partners pose for an official group photo in Manila, 02 Aug 2007 Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have completed a draft of

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Development Through Sports Program Launc

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 February 2007 Multiple gold medalist and track legend, Michael Johnson, runs with children in Nakulabye, a suburbs in Ugandan capital Kampala (File) A global program to promote development through sports has been launched

2007年VOA标准英语-Israelis Celebrate Passover Under Tight Securit

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2007 Israel is observing the biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday brings ancient traditions together with the complex realities of a m

2007年VOA标准英语-Israelis, Palestinians Downplay Expectations fr

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 June 2007 Expectations are low in the Middle East following a White House Summit between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, last week's

2007年VOA标准英语-US Congressional Democrats Call for Troop Reduc

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 January 2007 Members of the new Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress are calling for American troop reductions in Iraq, amid reports that President Bush is preparing to announce an overhaul of his Iraq policy that