VOA标准英语2009年-Massive Obama Federal Budget Spurs Debate

A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled

VOA标准英语2009-US Federal Agents Crack Down on Mexico Gun Smugg

Mexico has been the focus of the H1N1 flu outbreak, but the rash of killings carried out by the country's drug trafficking gangs continues to be an urgent problem. Many of the guns used by hit men working for the drug cartels have been traced back t

VOA标准英语2009年-'Children of War' Documents Rehabilitation

By Mariama Diallo Washington 06 November 2009 American filmmaker Bryan Single explores the rehabilitation process of former child soldiers in northern Ugandan in his new movie Children of War. The film premiered recently in Washington. Children of W

VOA标准英语2009年-Traveling in the U.S.A.?

Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 07 December 2009 Think U.S. airport security is already a bear? Wait till you read about the coming Secure Flight program People working with computers often lament how confusing it has become these days, trying to reme

VOA标准英语2009年-World War Two Museum Expansion Aims at You

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 09 November 2009 The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans has opened a new $60-million building that houses a musical theater, a restaurant and a large movie theater for what is billed as a four-dimensional multime

VOA标准英语2009年-Motown 'Fanthology' CD Pays Homage to

In honor of its 50th anniversary, Motown Records, the label that produced some of the greatest soul music of all time, has released an album of fan favorites. Below are the Top 10 fan-voted hits from Motown 50 Fanthology. Doug Levine | Washington 16

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Sets First High-Level Talks, Travel as

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first meetings with senior foreign officials in her new post. Plans are also being made for her first overseas trip as Secretary

VOA标准英语2009-Pressure Mounting On Australia's Ambitious Carbo

Australia's bold plans for a carbon emissions trading scheme are under threat after the conservative opposition in Canberra hardened its stance against it. Critics of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposal say it would cost jobs and provoke economic u

VOA标准英语2009年-Japanese Environment Minister Urges Gr

Sakihito Ozawa urges other developed nations to join Japan's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 Akiko Fujita | Tokyo 08 December 2009 Japan's Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa speaks during a press conference at Foreig

VOA标准英语 Russia Hails First Obama-Medvedev Meeting

Russia says strategic stability, international security, non-proliferation, and cooperation against emerging threats are among the interests Moscow shares with the United States. The Kremlin is also offering a positive assessment of Wednesday's meet

VOA标准英语2009年-Clinton Cautions Latin American States

U.S. secretary of state urges Latin American countries to 'think twice' about establishing links with Iran, which she said is the world's leading promoter and exporter of terrorism. David Gollust | State Department 11 December 2009 US Secretary of St

VOA标准英语2009年-Jobless Figures Add to US Economic Gloom

The U.S. economic gloom deepened Friday with word that the jobless rate soared to 8.1 percent last month, the highest level in 25 years. Crowds wait to apply for jobs outside the New York Department of Labor in the Bronx in New York, 06 Mar 2009 The

VOA标准英语2009年-New Study Shows River Blindness Can Be Eli

The World Health Organization says studies in Senegal and Mali show it is possible to eliminate river blindness. More than 37 million people are infected with the parasite that causes river blindness. While the disease is endemic in some parts of th

VOA标准英语2009年-Nigeria, Pfizer in Settlement Talks Over Drug T

The Nigerian prosecutor in multi-billion dollar lawsuits against Pfizer says reaching an out-of-court settlement depends on Pfizer's acceptance of the government's final terms to end charges against the U.S. pharmaceutical giant. According to the la

VOA标准英语2009年-Stem Cell Research Could Cure Diabetes

President Obama has lifted restrictions on the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells. Some researchers are already making progress using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which entails no controversy since there is no dest

VOA标准英语2009-Obama: US Must Lead In Reducing Nuclear Weapons

President Barack Obama says the United States must lead the effort to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons. The president commented Tuesday after meeting with former secretaries of State and Defense. President Barack Obama at the White House, 19 May

VOA标准英语2009年-Non-Aligned Movement Leaders Meet in Egypt

Dozens of world leaders met at an Egyptian Red Sea resort for the 15th summit of the 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement. But the 53-year-old group has lost much of its significance since the end of the Cold War. UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon (R), Egyptian,

VOA标准英语2009年-US Secretary of State Clinton to Visit Turkey S

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton visits Turkey Saturday, the final stop on a trip that has included stops in the Middle East and Europe. US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton arrives for a meeting of the EU-US Troika in Brussels, 06 Mar 2009 Secret

VOA标准英语2009年-India-US Military Relations Growing Rapidl

By Ravi Khanna Washington 08 October 2009 For decades, India mostly depended on, first, the Soviet Union and then Russia for its military supplies. But as the Cold War ended and India's relations with the United States began improving during Bill Cl

VOA标准英语2009-Possible Air France Debris Located in Atlant

Brazilian aircraft searching for an Air France jet that disappeared with 228 people onboard in an Atlantic storm have spotted debris in the ocean. Members of Brazilian Pelican military squad prepare to depart from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, t