VOA标准英语2009年-EC President Barroso Selected for Second T

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 September 2009 Jose Manuel Barroso The European Parliament has endorsed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, for a second term in office. Barroso has pledged a stronger and more fiscally responsible Europe durin

VOA标准英语2009年-Al-Shabab Asks Foreign Fighters to Come to

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 16 September 2009 A senior commander of radical Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Somalia has issued a public call for foreign fighters from around the world to come to Somalia and join its fight against the Western-backed

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Will Use Recent IMF Loan for Infr

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti says the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the International Monetary Fund earlier this month will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Earlier this month, Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono

VOA标准英语2009年-Poor Urban Planning Partly to Blame for We

Poor urban planning is partly to blame for flooding in West Africa that is affecting nearly 600,000 people. Some people in low-lying areas are being resettled. More than half of those affected by this rainy season's flooding in West Africa are in Bu

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Commission: Karzai Leads in Prelimi

By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 September 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai, 16 Sep 2009 Afghanistan's government-appointed Independent Election Commission has released what it calls final but preliminary results from the August 20 vote for president.

VOA标准英语2009年-Norman Borlaug's Legacy

By Steve Baragona Washington 16 September 2009 Norman Borlaug Photo courtesy Texas AM University Norman Borlaug, an American plant breeder credited with saving millions from starvation in the 1960s and '70s, died September 12 at the age of 95. Borla

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian President Sets Economic Priorit

During his first term in office, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono oversaw a period of robust economic growth based on exports. This year exports have slowed as a result of the global recession. As the president gets set to begin his sec

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Urges Greater Investment in Maternal, C

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 16 September 2009 The United Nations says maternal and child mortality rates in the Asia-Pacific region are not improving fast enough because of poor access to reproductive health care. U.N. officials say more resources are

VOA标准英语2009年-US Space Panel Concludes Billions More Nee

A congressionally appointed panel studying human space flight said this month it will take $3 billion more, per year, for the U.S. to send humans out of low earth orbit in the next decade. Members of the U.S. Human Space Flight Committee testified i

VOA标准英语2009年-Sea Turtles in Battle For US Nesting Groun

By Brian Wagner Washington 16 September 2009 Miami Beach is a top destination for vacationers from around the world -- not to mention a location for sea turtles laying eggs. For eons, female sea turtles have returned to the beaches where they were b

VOA标准英语2009年-Serious Debate Begins on Future of US Heal

By Melinda Smith Washington 16 September 2009 Part 1 of VOA's 5-part series on Health Care The American health care system has been called one of the best and worst in the world. Many experts say it is certainly the most expensive, costing $2.5 tril

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Pushes Chicago Olympic Bid

By Paula Wolfson White House 16 September 2009 President Obama (r) and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on the South Lawn of the White House, 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is emphasizing his support for the Olympic movement at a crucial time fo

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Urges Patience on Afghan Troop Decis

By Kent Klein Washington 16 September 2009 US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging patience as h

VOA标准英语2009年-US Envoy Extends Middle East Peace Mission

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 September 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama's point man in the Middle East is extending a Middle East peace mission. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, shake hands durin

VOA标准英语2009年-Implementing 'Smart Power' in Afghanistan

By David Axe Wardak Province, Afghanistan 16 September 2009 Analysts and policy makers call it smart power -- a seamless blend of investment, good deeds and military force that is intended to win friends while targeting enemies in war. In 2007, the

VOA标准英语2009年-Conservative Speechwriter, Columnist Willi

By Adam Phillips New York 28 September 2009 William Safire, the editor of Safire's Political Dictionary, a famed conservative columnist for the New York Times, and a former Nixon speechwriter (file) William Safire, the renowned wordsmith and conserv

VOA标准英语2009年-New NATO Chief Says America's Allies Stand

By Elaine Cobbe Paris 28 September 2009 Anders Fogh Rasmussen (file photo) In his first major speech in the United States, the new head of NATO is expected to respond Monday, to President Obama's concerns that the United States is doing the lion's s

VOA标准英语2009年-Germans Pleased with Universal Health Care

By Sonja Pace Berlin 28 September 2009 With Congress back in session, debate over reforming the American health care system is once again in full swing. Supporters of universal health care want the U.S. system to be more like those in Europe, with t

VOA标准英语2009年-Egyptian Swine Flu Polices Under Scrutiny

By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 28 September 2009 A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus With the global concern over the H1N1 swine flu virus rising, some tourists are finding themselves inside a quarantine cell as their first sightseeing experience. Egyp

VOA标准英语2009年-N. Korean Workers Earn Dollars for Constru

By Young Ran-jeon Vladivostok, Russia 28 September 2009 With the international community tightening economic sanctions on North Korean entities for their alleged involvement in nuclear and weapons activities, Pyongyang is ever more eager to earn har