VOA标准英语2008年-Former White House Press Secretary Defends Tell

By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Urges US Commit to Iraq Reconstruction

By Paula Wolfson White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush is urging America to commit itself to the restoration of Iraq, drawing parallels to the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. At the same time, a former top Bush aide is makin

VOA标准英语2008年-Researchers Link Shingles to Family History

By Carol Pearson Washington 29 May 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommends that adults ages 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles. The painful blisters of the disease, caused by the same virus as chickenpox,can

VOA标准英语2008年-Former President Jimmy Carter Concerned About R

By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, IL 29 May 2008 In the 1976 U.S. Presidential election, African-American voters played a key role in electing former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. He was raised in that southern state in a predominately African-American com

VOA标准英语2008年-Violence Against Women Widespread in Northern I

By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 28 May 2008 An Amnesty International report on worldwide human rights says violence against women is widespread in northern Iraq. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from the northern city of Irbil. In its report, Amnesty Inter

VOA标准英语2008年-Nepal Musicians Hope to Stir New Appreciation f

By Ron Corben Bangkok 27 May 2008 Nepal's traditional instruments date back centuries and have been very much at the core of the country's cultural heritage. But these days, modern musical forms from India and the West have some fearing that traditio

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuke Program Could Produce Disas

By Meredith Buel Washington 28 May 2008 US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and th

VOA标准英语2008年-Environmentalist recognized for National Park C

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 May 2008 The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to environmental activists around the world annually for what the Goldman foundation calls environmental grass roots heroism. The prize carries with it $150,000 and has b

VOA标准英语2008年-Politics Complicate Possibility of South Korean

By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 May 2008 Various international agencies and advocacy groups say North Korea is close to its worst food crisis in a decade. However, political changes on the Korean peninsula have complicated South Korea's ability to come to the

VOA标准英语2008年-Former Bush Aide Says Iraq Invasion Was Blunder

By Scott Stearns White House 28 May 2008 A controversial new book by former White House Spokesman Scott McClellan says President Bush's decision to invade Iraq five years ago was a serious strategic blunder. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearn

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel's Defense Minister Calls on Olmert to St

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 28 May 2008 A new turn in a bribery case is threatening to topple Israel's embattled prime minister. The political crisis is overshadowing peace efforts, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli

VOA标准英语2008年-Community Rejects Bid to Build Islamic School N

By Phil Mercer Sydney 28 May 2008 Town officials have rejected plans for an Islamic school on the outskirts of Australia's biggest city, Sydney. The issue has stirred emotions in the town of Camden, where local groups held demonstrations against the

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Marks 60 Years of International Peacekeeping

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 29 May 2008 A wreath was layed at U.N. headquarters Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of its peacekeeping operations. The world body has more than 100,000 troops from more than 120 countries working to keep the

VOA标准英语2008年-Profile: Kennedy Has Long Been One of Democrati

By Jim Bertel Washington 20 May 2008 Democratic Senator Edward Ted Kennedy was hospitalizedon 17 May 2008in the northeastern state of Massachusetts after suffering a seizure. Hisphysicians say the 76-year-old senator has a malignant brain tumor. VOA'

VOA标准英语2008年-Some Democrats Want Obama-Clinton ‘Dream Ticket

By Jim Malone Washington 20 May 2008 Recent public opinion polls show a growing number of Democrats want presidential candidate Barack Obama to choose rival Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, if he wins the Democratic Party's pres

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Lawmakers Delay US Trade Deal in B

By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 May 2008 South Korean lawmakers from mainly liberal parties say they will block ratification of a major free-trade deal with the United States amid a panic about American beef imports. The political stalemate ends hopes for a s

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Heads to Burma

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 May 2008 Before departing for cyclone-stricken Burma Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes to meet with government officials, neighboring leaders and relief coordinators to plan the way forward

VOA标准英语2008年-US Committed to Diplomatic Solution to Iranian

By David Gollust State Department 20 May 2008 The Bush administration Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to a diplomatic resolution of the Iran nuclear issue though also saying it forecloses no options in dealing with the matter. The comments followed

VOA标准英语2008年-Senator Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Br

By Michael Bowman Washington 20 May 2008 One of America's best-known political figures, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the diagnosis comes days afte

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia-Russia Tensions Continue to Simmer

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 20 May 2008 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera describes recent de