2007年VOA标准英语-Far from Families, Girls Vulnerable to Abuse in

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 March 2007 Policies throughout Africa have improved access to education for young women and girls. But with a shortage of classrooms and teachers in many villages, the result has been an increase in the number of girls sent aw

2007年VOA标准英语-Largest Private Contractor in Iraq to Move Head

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 March 2007 watch Halliburton report Halliburton, an American oil services company and the largest private contractor in Iraq, is moving its corporate headquarters from Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas to Duba

2007年VOA标准英语-Cheney Says Iraq Pullout Would Further Destabil

By Stephanie Ho Washington 12 March 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney says a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be dangerous for the United States and for the entire Middle East. His comments came in Washington Monday in a speech to a gathering spo

2007年VOA标准英语-Twin Brother Political Analysts See Open Contes

By Greg Flakus Houston 21 March 2007 Election fever is high in the United States, even though voters will not go to the polls until November of next year to elect a new president. As was evident in the last presidential election, divisions between N

2007年VOA标准英语-Microsoft's Gates Urges US to Seek More High-Sk

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 07 March 2007 The chairman of the giant U.S. software company Microsoft is calling on the U.S. government to attract more high-skilled foreign workers to the United States to keep the country competitive in a global econo

2007年VOA标准英语-Jason Michael Carroll Among Country Newcomers t

By Mary Morningstar Washington 18 March 2007 Many new artists are sharing the popularity charts with America's veteran performers. VOA's Mary Morningstar tells us about a few that could become the next big thing in Country music. Jason Michael Carro

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senators Introduce Legislation to Close Loop

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Two U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would close a loophole in U.S. sanctions law. The measure would deny federal contracts to U.S. companies that do business - through foreign subsidia

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Peace Process Slowed by Caution, Mistru

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 March 2007 Nepal's government and former Maoist rebels have begun negotiations to induct the guerrillas in an interim administration. Anjana Pasricha has this report from New Delhi on how Nepal's peace process is farin

2007年VOA标准英语-US Ready to Raise Iraq Concerns With Iran, Syri

By David Gollust State Department 08 March 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's top Iraqi affairs adviser says U.S. diplomats are prepared to raise concerns over Iraq directly with Iranian and Syrian counterparts at a Baghdad conference Saturda

2007年VOA标准英语-Gore Urges US Congressional Action on Global Wa

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 March 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has testified before Congress on the dangers posed by global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the environmentalist and former presidential candidate urged lawmakers to take

2007年VOA标准英语-Black Mauritanian Refugees Wait for Election Re

By Phuong Tran Dodel, Senegal 18 March 2007 During the final campaign week in Mauritania's second round of the presidential election, two white Arab candidates are trying to court the sizable black vote in a country long divided by color and ethnici

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Panel Authorizes Subpoenas in Prosecu

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Calls for More Investment by State Oil Co

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 12 March 2007 watch National Oil Companies A new study of state-owned oil companies says these so-called National Oil Companies, or NOCs, control most of the world's known energy reserves and hold the key to any increas

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush To Tour Storm Damage

By Scott Stearns White House 02 March 2007 George W. Bush, 2 Mar 2007 U.S. President George Bush says federal officials are helping states cope with the aftermath of violent storms that left at least 20 people dead across America's Midwest and South

2007年VOA标准英语-New York Tour Features Kosher Jewish Cuisine Fa

By Liu Enming New York 20 March 2007 watch Enming report Kosher foods are items made and served under proper Jewish dietary guidelines. For example, there should be no mixing of meat and milk, which symbolize death and life respectively, and the pro

2007年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Talks End Without Breakthrough

By Stefan Bos Budapest 11 March 2007 A year of talks on the future of Kosovo has ended without agreement between Serbia's government and Kosovo's independence-seeking ethnic Albanian leadership. The U.N. mediator in the talks said he would present th

2007年VOA标准英语-Camels Carry Mobile Library Service to Isolated

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 March 2007 watch Kenyan Camel Library report Kenyan camel library Illiteracy is high in Kenya's northeastern province, especially among the nomadic, largely ethnic Somali communities that eke out a living in the bush. Ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Tiger Woods to Host New PGA Tour Event in Washi

By Parke Brewer Washington 07 March 2007 World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States will become host of an official PGA Tour event that will debut in Washington this coming July. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer has details. Just months

2007年VOA标准英语-Healthy Dining Website Provides Healthier Resta

By Faiza Elmasry Washington, D.C. 29 March 2007 Watch Healthy Dining report U.S. federal health officials say Americans dine away from home more than ever before. And they say that dining out is a major contributor to the nation's weight problem. To

2007年VOA标准英语-McCain Enters US 2008 Presidential Race

By Dan Robinson Washington 01 March 2007 A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has met with President Bush, Wednesday, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and the need for ongoing U.S. and international economic and military support for th