2007年VOA标准英语-Thai Prime Minister Sets Election Dates

By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 March 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says new elections will be held December 16 or December 23, to restore elected democratic government. As Ron Corben reports for VOA Mr. Surayud also rejected calls by the junta

2007年VOA标准英语-Ex-Aide Disputes US Attorney General's Statemen

By Deborah Tate Washington 29 March 2007 A former U.S. Justice Department aide says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was involved in the firing of federal prosecutors, contradicting statements made by the nation's top law enforcement official. His t

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Presses Demand for Sailors' Release in

By Sonja Pace London 29 March 2007 Britain is pressing its demand for the immediate release of 15 sailors and marines, seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces last Friday, while Tehran is warning of delays and says an apology would help speed u

2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Tries to Negotiate Peace in Tribal Are

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 29 March 2007 Pakistan is trying a new approach of negotiations and development projects to secure its volatile tribal regions. But U.S. and Afghan officials are concerned it will not be enough to keep Taleban militants fr

2007年VOA标准英语-Friends, Family Remember Jackie Robinson Legacy

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 28 March 2007 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier to become the first African-American to play U.S. major league baseball 60 years ago. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, family members and friends of the Ame

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Democrats Headed Toward Confrontation on

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Majority Democrats and President Bush still appear headed on a collision course over legislation to fund the war in Iraq. From Capitol Hill, VOA's Dan Robinson reports Democratic leaders in the House and Sen

2007年VOA标准英语-US Calls for British Sailors' Release

By Gary Thomas Washington 28 March 2007 The United States is calling on Iran to immediately release the 15 sailors and marines seized in the waters of the Persian Gulf Friday. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the United States is tryin

2007年VOA标准英语-Indy Racers Go Green

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 March 2007 watch Ethanol Racing report If it works for one, the rest usually follow suit. That's the way it is in motor racing. This year all 33 race cars in the Indianapolis 500 are running on ethanol, not gasoline, not

2007年VOA标准英语-Activists Accuse Burma of Mounting a State of T

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 Human Rights activists from Burma are appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council and the international community to maintain pressure on the government's military rulers to end their repression of the country's Ka

2007年VOA标准英语-Analyst says Somalia a Handicap for Ethiopia

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 March 2007 The al-Qaida terrorist organization has issued a call for Islamic extremists around the world to come to the aid of Somalis fighting the country's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its chief backer in the r

2007年VOA标准英语-US National Organization for Women Endorses Hil

By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2007 U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has picked up the endorsement of a prominent women's organization. The endorsement followed appeals by Clinton and her Democratic Party rivals for labor unio

2007年VOA标准英语-Angola, UN Complete Repatriation of 400,000 Ref

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 March 2007 Angola has completed what is being called the largest ever repatriation of refugees in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 400,000 people who fled decades of war in Angola have returned home during the past four yea

2007年VOA标准英语-India to Host South Asia Summit

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 March 2007 Leaders from South Asian countries will gather in India in the coming days for a regional summit expected to focus on trade and terrorism. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Afghanistan will join the

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Debate Closure of Guantanamo Facil

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 A detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being escorted by two U.S. soldiers Arguments for and against the closure of the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used for the interrogation and detention of suspected t

2007年VOA标准英语-Boundary Dispute Seen as Root of Iranian Seizur

By Jim Teeple Washington 29 March 2007 Britain continues to insist that it was within Iraqi territorial waters when Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized two small patrol craft and 15 sailors and marines. Iran maintains the boats were in Iranian waters

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Approves Iraq Spending Bill With Troo

By Paula Wolfson White House 29 March 2007 The U.S. Congress and the White House have moved a step closer to a major confrontation on Iraq. The Senate has passed a war funding bill that includes wording on a troop withdrawal. VOA's Paula Wolfson repo

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Differences Continue to Define US Presiden

By Jim Malone Washington 29 March 2007 The political showdown over the war in Iraq between President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress has become a defining issue in the early stages of the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaign. VOA nat

2007年VOA标准英语-Houston Livestock, Rodeo Show Draw Big Internat

By Greg Flakus Houston, TX 29 March 2007 Watch Houston LIvestock Show Rodeos and livestock shows are a common part of life in many parts of the United States, but if there is one special event of this kind, it is the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

2007年VOA标准英语-48 Hours or Bust - Filmmakers Vie in Extreme Co

By Brent Hurd Washington, D.C. 29 March 2007 Watch 48 Hour Film The 48-Hour Film Project contest gives local filmmakers a chance to showcase their creativity and talent by producing a short film in only two days. Since its start in 2001, the contest

2007年VOA标准英语-US College Basketball's 'March Madness' Tournam

By Parke Brewer Atlanta, Georgia 29 March 2007 Four highly rated men's college basketball teams survived the first two weeks of the single-elimination U.S. men's national tournament known as March Madness and are prepared to square off in the so-call