2007年VOA标准英语-Supreme Court May Limit Police in High-Speed Ch

By Sean Maroney Washington, Dc 27 February 2007 watch Supreme Court Hot Pursuit The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 350 people die each year in police chases. These high-speed chases become especially dangerous when law

2007年VOA标准英语-Congressional Oversight of Iraq Policy Increase

By Peter Fedynsky Washington 27 February 2007 watch Iraq Micormanagement Democrats in the U.S. Congress have taken steps opposing President Bush's policies in Iraq, but have stopped short of binding legislation that would cut funding for the war. No

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Hails Diplomacy in Terror Fight

By Scott Stearns White House 27 February 2007 U.S. President Bush says defeating terrorism ultimately depends on offering a more hopeful vision for the future. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President George W. Bush looks

2007年VOA标准英语-Governors Worried About Depleted National Guard

By Jim Fry Washington, DC 27 February 2007 watch Bush Governors report U.S. governors who are meeting in Washington, DC this week say they are worried Iraq war deployments have depleted the readiness of their state National Guard units. President Bu

2007年VOA标准英语-Darfuris Say Hague's List Must Include Al-Bashi

By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo

2007年VOA标准英语-US to Join Iran, Syria at Meeting on Iraq

By David Gollust Washington 27 February 2007 The State Department said Tuesday the United States will attend two conferences on Iraq that might include dialogue by U.S. officials with counterparts from Iran and Syria. The Iraqi government is convenin

2007年VOA标准英语-New Book Outlines Formula for Successful Peace

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 27 February 2007 watch Peace Operations report The United States Institute for Peace just released the book Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations, the culmination of a four-year project to examine the origins and out

2007年VOA标准英语-Vietnamese Art Flourishes Despite Censorship

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 12 February 2007 In January, police in Hanoi ordered a Vietnamese artist to remove his installation - a giant diaper, with a lining composed of hundreds of police shirt pockets - from a German-sponsored exhibition. Although r

2007年VOA标准英语-Libby's Fate Now With Jury in CIA Leak Case

By Jim Malone Washington 21 February 2007 The fate of former White House aide Lewis Libby now rests with a jury in Washington, D.C. Libby is accused of lying and obstructing justice in the investigation into who leaked the identity of former CIA cove

2007年VOA标准英语-5 Grammy Wins Mark Comeback for Dixie Chicks

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 February 2007 The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at Grammy Awards, Sunday. The singers earned five Grammys -- the highest American music industry honors. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the evening mark

2007年VOA标准英语-Africa's Sex Workers Have Hard Time Leaving Str

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 February 2007 Even in African countries with overall low HIV infection rates, sex workers are many more times likely to carry the virus. In this second part of a five-part series on the most vulnerable groups to HIV infection

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Calls for More Intelligence Reforms

By Paula Wolfson White House 20 February 2007 President Bush says the American intelligence community must implement more reforms in order to meet the challenges of the war on terrorism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he spoke at the ceremonial swearing

2007年VOA标准英语-Intelligence Estimate Warns Iraq Could Get Wors

By Gary Thomas Washington 02 February 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says that the chaotic situation in Iraq could deteriorate further unless the warring sectarian parties compromise. But it says that the current political climate makes such

2007年VOA标准英语-US Intelligence Chief: Al-Qaida Grows Stronger

By Gary Thomas Washington 27 February 2007 The top U.S. intelligence officer says Pakistan could make more energetic anti-terrorist efforts along the Afghan border. But, he adds, Pakistan's military ruler has political concerns in an election year.

2007年VOA标准英语-Lesotho to Choose New Parliament Saturday

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 February 2007 Voters in the southern African nation of Lesotho choose a parliament Saturday in elections that were called early after 18 parliament members split from the ruling party to form a new opposition party. Corr

2007年VOA标准英语-Worldwide Poll Finds Most Reject Clash of Civil

By Tom Rivers London 19 February 2007 Suleymaniye mosque, Istanbul, left, and National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. A large-scale survey commissioned by the BBC finds that, despite current global tensions, the majority of people around the world rejec

2007年VOA标准英语-Carter Calls For Urgent Action to Eradicate Gui

By Efam Dovi Accra 09 February 2007 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has called for urgent action to eradicate guinea worm disease in Ghana. Guinea worm is a water-born worm infection that is contracted when people drink water containing the worm's

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Turn to Carter Center to Fight Water-

By Gilbert da Costa Nasawara 16 February 2007 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is known in Nigeria as the architect of a sustained campaign to rid the country of Guinea worm disease. Guinea worm is a water-borne worm infection that is contracted w

2007年VOA标准英语-Wal-Mart Officials Visit India Amid Protests

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 February 2007 Shoppers enter the Wal-Mart store in Williston, Vermont (file photo) Executives from the U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart visited India last week to discuss a joint venture with a domestic company in the count

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush: Leaving Iraq Would Be Disaster

By Scott Stearns White House 13 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush says pulling U.S. troops out of Baghdad would only lead to more violence. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is rejecting congressional resolutions op