VOA标准英语2010-Nurse, I Need a Reality Check

Hollywood shapes many perceptions of medical professionals but that's a problem for real-life nurses Faiza Elmasry | Baltimore, Maryland 14 April 2010 Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie' is one TV drama that a nurse advocacy group feels presents an accurate im

VOA标准英语2010-Americans Rush to Pay Federal Income Tax

April 15 deadline looms Adam Phillips | New York 14 April 2010 Americans fill out forms at an Internal Revenue Service office in 1920, seven years after the personal income tax was introduced. Related Links NYU Stern School of Business Professor Rich

VOA标准英语2010-President Obama Calls Nuclear Security Su

President Barack Obama at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, 13 Apr 2010 President Barack Obama says the nuclear security summit in Washington earlier this week represented a day of great progress and part of a larger effort to rid the world

VOA标准英语2010-US Senators Consider Options on Iran

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns (l) accompanied by Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Marine Gen. James Cartwright, center, and Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washin

VOA标准英语2010-US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US,

Laurel Bowman | US General: Civilian Casualties Hurt US, NATO Mission in Afghanistan 15 April 2010 Bullet holes in window of a civilian bus The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General David Petraeus, says civilian casual

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyz Business Demanding Honest Governme

Peter Fedynsky | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 15 April 2010 Last week's revolt in Kyrgyzstan against the regime of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev sparked a wave of looting that has shaken businesses and undermined investor confidence. Armed criminal gangs were a

VOA标准英语2010-Top British Politicians to Debate on TV

Analysts say this is the closest election in Britain in decades, so television viewers might be watching not only for who wins the debates, but also for leaders who can work together in a possible coalition government. Jennifer Glasse | London 15 Apr

VOA标准英语2010-Obama Lays Out Plan for US Space Program

President Barack Obama on Thursday set out his plan for the future of the U.S. space agency NASA. His vision includes an eventual manned flight to Mars, although not as soon as many Americans had hoped. The president went to Florida's Kennedy Space C

VOA标准英语2010-Veteran Astronauts Oppose President Obama

Veteran NASA astronauts gathered in Chicago to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. Despite a catastrophic explosion in 1970, Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert safely returned to Earth. The Adler Planetarium's anniver

VOA标准英语2010-Anti-Tax Tea Party Tour Comes to Washingt

The grassroots cause known as the Tea Party movement has brought its demands for lower taxes and smaller government to Washington. The Tea Party rally in Washington was the final stop on a nearly three-week national tour. After stops in 48 cities in

VOA标准英语2010-Leading from Behind

Lessons in life and leadership from Nelson Mandela Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 15 April 2010 TIME magazine editor Richard Stengel came to know Nelson Mandela as a leader, a freedom fighter and a man. Richard Stengel considers Nelson Mandela anti-a

VOA标准英语2010-Indonesian Village Tours Help Small Indus

In villages still recovering from an earthquake four years ago, the International Organization for Migration is helping promote small businesses and trying to build wider support for the effort in villages like Kebon. Sara Schonhardt | Kebon, Indones

VOA标准英语2010-Millions of Hindus Take Holy Dip in River

A Hindu holy man, waves the Indian national flag as he takes a holy dip in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the main Royal Bath at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, 14 Apr 2010 In the northern Indian town, Haridwar, millions of Hind

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyzstan Searches for Peaceful Transfer

Kyrgyzstan's interim government leader Roza Otunbayeva speaks to the media in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 12 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan is being run by an interim government, following last week's bloody uprising against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. The country is

VOA标准英语2010-Pakistan Uses Multi-Pronged Approach to K

This 29 Mar 2010 file photo from Lahore, Pakistan shows a poster of Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, glorified by many of his countrymen, but reviled by Western governments As the two-day nuclear summit ends Tuesday in Washington, foreign leade

VOA标准英语2010-January Earthquake Displaces Many Haitian

Children and teenagers make up 45 percent of Haiti's population. Many have been traumatized by January's earthquake. Some have lost parents or relatives who were their only means of support. The lucky ones find care and shelter from others. But, many

VOA标准英语2010-Ghana Ministry Helps HIV/AIDS Patients

A volunteer health worker retrieves blood sample for an HIV-AIDS detection test on a patient on 18 Jun 2008 in Noe, a city in Ivory Coast close to the Ghana border While Ghana has one of Africa's lowest HIV infection rates, prejudice and poverty comp

VOA标准英语2010-Critics Protest Capture of Wild Horses

Wild horses are a legendary symbol of the American West. They mostly roam on vast areas of public land overseen by the U.S. government. To prevent overpopulation, the government periodically removes some of them. But critics say the practice is inhum

VOA标准英语2010-Americans Speed into Trouble

Five years ago, Washington State troopers issued a ticket to a speeder less than half the time. Now, 63 percent of speed-related stops result in a fine. Related Links: National Motorists Association Maximum speed limits in the 50 U.S. States Auto dri

VOA标准英语2010-US Postal Service Considers Dropping Satu

The U.S. Postal Service is facing financial difficulties as more and more Americans use the Internet to send messages and pay bills. Top officials from the postal service are now asking Congress for permission to stop Saturday delivery as part of eff