2007年VOA标准英语-Democrat Edwards Appeals to Progressives in Sec

By Jim Fry Washington 07 September 2007 The man the Democratic Party nominated for vice president in 2004 is running for president now. John Edwards of North Carolina -- the son of a mill worker, a successful trial lawyer and former U.S. senator -- f

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Slams Burma Ahead of APEC Summit

By Paula Wolfson Sydney 05 September 2007 President Bush says he plans to call attention to the human rights situation in Burma at this week's annual 21-member Pacific Rim summit in Australia. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Rejects Measure to Cut Off Funding fo

By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Faces Rising Tide of HIV

By Trish Anderton Surabaya, Indonesia 12 September 2007 HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a growing threat in Asia. The United Nations says nearly a million Asians contract the virus each year. It is spreading fast in Indonesia, where prostitution

2007年VOA标准英语-General Petraeus Says Some Troops May Leave Ira

By Al Pessin Washington 10 September 2007 The American commander in Iraq says the U.S. troop presence there will be reduced by about 2,000 this month, and another 3,500 by the end of the year. But General David Petraeus said he needs most of the 168,

2007年VOA标准英语-Huey Lewis and the News Continue to Rock

By Larry London Washington 14 September 2007 Huey Lewis and the News was one of the most successful rock bands of the 1980s. Their string of hits, including the number one anthem Power of Love, have sold over 20 million records worldwide and can stil

2007年VOA标准英语-Ceasefire Reveals Early Cracks in Eastern DRC

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 September 2007 Many civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are hoping for a ceasefire between the army and renegade fighters, but the rival forces as well as U.N. officials are giving conflicting information abou

2007年VOA标准英语-Japanese PM Resigns Following Year-Long Politic

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 12 September 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation after a year of missteps and scandals. The resignation is apparently an effort to prevent cancellation of Japan's non-combat role in Afghanis

2007年VOA标准英语-9/11 Panel Chairmen Say US Safer, But 'Not Safe

By Cindy Saine Washington 11 September 2007 The two chairmen of the independent September 11 Commission, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, told reporters in Washington Tuesday the United States is safer today than it was six years ago when it was attacke

2007年VOA标准英语-More Species Threatened With Extinction

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 September 2007 A new report says the number of species threatened with extinction is escalating. The World Conservation Union, which has just released its Red List of Threatened Species, warns life on Earth will continue to

2007年VOA标准英语-Soccer Veteran Leads Team USA

By Jim Stevenson Washington 04 September 2007 The fifth FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in China this month and one of the world's most prolific soccer players is about to embark on another World Cup campaign. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on U.S. w

2007年VOA标准英语-Some Indians Say Proposed Canal Will Destroy Sa

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 September 2007 A political storm is raging over a project to build a shipping canal in southern India. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Hindu activists say the canal will destroy a bridge they believe was bui

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists, Engineers Reflect on Space Progress

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 September 2007 The space age began 50 years ago this October, when the former Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, sparking a U.S.-Soviet space race. Scientists and engineers gathered at the California

2007年VOA标准英语-Dubai Gets Stake in US Nasdaq Stock Exchange

By Cindy Saine Washington 21 September 2007 The U.S. tech-heavy stock exchange, Nasdaq, has struck a deal to sell a 20 percent stake to the United Arab Emirates-owned Borse Dubai, in exchange for control of the Nordic bourse operator OMX. But the dea

2007年VOA标准英语-US, France Express Support for New Sanctions on

By David Gollust Washington 21 September 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner Friday agreed on the need for more pressure, through sanctions and business restrictions, to get Iran to curb its nucl

2007年VOA标准英语-Baghdad Incident Renews Debate Over Security Co

By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 September 2007 Last Sunday during a shoot-out in Baghdad, American security contractors from the Blackwater company, who were protecting a U.S. diplomatic convoy, killed several Iraqi civilians. Blackwater says its guards wer

2007年VOA标准英语-US Commander: Iraqi Forces Need Help to Control

By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 September 2007 The commander of coalition forces in Baghdad says there are not enough Iraqi forces in the city to control it without coalition help, but he says the combined U.S. and Iraqi force is making good progress in def

2007年VOA标准英语-Democracy Advocacy Group Honors Three Journalis

By Tony Budny Washington 21 September 2007 The non-governmental advocacy group National Endowment for Democracy earlier this week (September 18th) honored three international journalists and a press freedom organization for their efforts to spread fr

2007年VOA标准英语-Monterey Jazz Festival Turns 50

By Doug Levine Washington 21 September 2007 One of the world's longest-running jazz festivals celebrates a milestone anniversary this month (9/21-9/23) with a lineup of jazz stars that's likely to draw a record-breaking attendance. VOA's Doug Levine

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Plans Key Meetings on Sidelines of UN Meet

By Scott Stearns White House 22 September 2007 President Bush goes to New York on Monday for several days of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly debate. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr.