VOA标准英语2010-Tough State Immigration Law Could Face Fe

Carolyn Presutti | Washington 28 April 2010 Protestors demonstrate against immigration legislation in US state of Arizona U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government is considering a court challenge to the new law in the southwester

VOA标准英语2010-US Subsidizes Brazilian Cotton Farmers in

$147 million fund for Brazil's cotton farmers aims to end long-running WTO dispute Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 28 April 2010 The U.S. has agreed to establish a $147 million dollar fund to help cotton farmers in Brazil and other countries improve

VOA标准英语2010-Top US Officials Express Concern About Ne

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she has deep concerns about a new immigration law in the western state of Arizona that will require police to question people if there is reason to believe they could be illegal immigrants. Napolitano

VOA标准英语2010年-What Lights in Yonder Desert Shine?

Each night on Old Las Vegas's Fremont Street, lights and speakers create a show overhead. Paris may be the City of Light, but the city of lights is the gambling oasis of Las Vegas, in the western state of Nevada. Along a downtown casino row that's of

VOA标准英语2010年-Remembering Fallen Warriors on Memoria

America's veterans reflect on lost comrades, time on the front lines Adam Phillips | New York 28 May 2010 Monday, May 31 is Memorial Day in the United States, a time when Americans traditionally take time to honor those who have died in the nation's

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Prepares to Test President Obama'

U.S. and Afghan soldiers together with Afghan policemen stand near the site of a car bomb explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 26 May 2010. Thousands of U.S. troops are heading into southern Afghanistan in June to launch an offensive in Kandahar provi

VOA标准英语2010年-Amnesty Lawyer Calls On US, Other Lead

This week, Amnesty International issued its annual human rights report and a top official with the organization says it captures the soaring highs and crushing lows in the world of international justice. For first time, the International Criminal Cou

VOA标准英语2010年-State of Indiana Looks to Close Ernie

Ernie Pyle was one of the most popular news reporters in the United States during World War II. He wrote about common soldiers, making use of his own upbringing in the tiny town of Dana, Indiana, to better understand them. Pyle died in combat in 1945

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, in Gulf, Pledges Full Force Res

President Barack Obama, and LaFourche Parish president Charlotte Randolph, center, get a briefing from U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen on a beach in Louisiana, 28 May 2010 President Barack Obama inspected areas of the U.S. Gulf coast on Friday, u

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Holds Reception for Jewish Ameri

Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax is pictured with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at an event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 27 May 2010 U.

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain's Immigration Cap Could Affect

Britain's new coalition government is pledging to put a cap on the number of non-EU immigrants allowed into Britain. Some people believe it's what the country needs to curb over-population. But, others say it could hurt British business as well as th

VOA标准英语2010年-New Citizens Look Forward to July 4th

Several thousand people who lived in the United States for five years or more, gathered at the Los Angeles Convention Center, to become US citizens The Fourth of July is America's birthday, celebrated with parades, fireworks and family get-togethers.

VOA标准英语2010年-Homey Feel of Merlefest Carries On

Merlefest 23 is now in the record books. The festival held in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father, folk music legend Doc Watson, was held in April in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. VOA's Katherine Cole and 76,000 other guest

VOA标准英语2010年-Palestinians in Beirut Hope for More R

A Palestinian man shouts slogans during a protest to demand civil rights for Palestinians refugees, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Like the tangled electricity wires at Bourj al Barajne camp outside Beirut, the situation of Palestinians i

VOA标准英语2010年-Britain Makes Huge Cuts to Avert Debt

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds his Budget Box as he poses for the media outside his official residence at 11 Downing Street in central London, 22 Jun 2010 Britain's new coalition government has passed an emergency budget a

VOA标准英语2010年-US Supreme Court Strikes Down Chicago

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. Daley said he's disappointed by Monday's widely expected Supreme Court decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere but promised to soon push f

VOA标准英语2010年-Dignitaries, Friends Say Farewell to N

Manute Bol's casket lies at the Washington National Cathedral during funeral services for the late NBA star, 29 Jun 2010 A funeral was held on Tuesday for former National Basketball Association star Manute Bol at Washington's National Cathedral. The

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran, Israel, Oil, Expected to Top Oba

President Barack Obama and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, right, wave during a group photo at the G20 summit in Toronto, Sunday, June 27, 2010. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits President Obama at the White House Tuesday with current tensions over

VOA标准英语2010年-Silence Breeds Violence Against Girls

Anne Look | Dakar 29 June 2010 Fearing social stigma, families in Senegal's southern region are remaining silent in the face of widespread sexual violence against girls, says a study released this month. A study released this month revealed alarming

VOA标准英语2010年-US Growth Slows in Second Quarter

Slower economic growth in the United States pushed global stocks lower Friday. The U.S. Commerce Department reports the country's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, grew by a disappointing 2.4 percent in the