VOA标准英语2012--African Americans Vote in Key Battleground State

African Americans Vote in Key Battleground State Early voting is underway in North Carolina and, for African American voters like Walter Gilmore, there's a sense of urgency. I am just worried in general for jobs. So many people in North Carolina are

VOA标准英语2012--New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters

New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters The Arab-American Association of New York recently held a Meet the Candidates forum at a school auditorium in Brooklyn. The event offered the public an opportunity to grill candidates for local office and to re

VOA标准英语2012--Europeans Seen Favoring a Democrat Win in US Election

Europeans Seen Favoring a Democrat Win in US Election They may not have any say in the U.S. vote -- but many Britons know their mind. Barack Obama is a firm favorite for re-election, as many people on the streets of central London said. I hope Obama

VOA标准英语2012--US Presidential Campaign Divides Small Business Owners in Key Battleground

US Presidential Campaign Divides Small Business Owners in Key Battleground Larry Guinn manufactures de-mountable interior wall partitions at his factory in Summerfield, North Carolina. He worries about the future. I am not going to hire many people.

VOA标准英语2012--Using Innovation to Boost Farming

Using Innovation to Boost Farming Innovation will be the theme at the upcoming Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development. It gets under way later this month in Uruguay. The conference, known as GCARD II, will consider the challenges

VOA标准英语2012--Maryland Shop Cooks Up Chocolate Vote

Maryland Shop Cooks Up Chocolate Vote Making chocolate is chef Randy Olmsteads specialty and passion. And this election season, he has cooked up something special for his customers: a political truffle campaign. He came up with the idea during the 20

VOA标准英语2012--Once Thriving Religious Sect Leaves Its Mark

Once Thriving Religious Sect Leaves Its Mark One of the swankiest suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, is Shaker Heights, and its not named for any kind of food shaker or for a Mister Shaker. Nor are Shakertown, Kentucky; Hancock Shaker Village in Massachuset

VOA标准英语2012--Nigerian Gold Miners Seek the Right to Mine

Nigerian Gold Miners Seek the Right to Mine Gold mining in this part of northern Nigeria is not glamorous. But these men say its more dignified than extreme poverty, which used to be the norm around here. Sani Bila heads a local mining association. A

VOA标准英语2012--Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements

Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements Scotland already has its own parliament in Edinburgh. The ruling Scottish National Party wants to break away entirely from the United Kingdom. First Minister Alex Salmond has secured a referendum on Scotla

VOA标准英语2012--European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization

European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization European leaders gathered in Brussels from all parts of the region and nearly as many points of view. In the end, they agreed to move toward tighter control of banks in countries that use the eu

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Rebels Bogged Down in Aleppo

Syrian Rebels Bogged Down in Aleppo In the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels of the Free Syria Army are preparing a mission into the battle zone. They hold a short planning session and then head out through a firefight along their street. Inside

VOA标准英语2012--Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer

Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer The news from the World Health Organization is mixed: some 20 million people are alive today as a result of international efforts to control tuberculosis and care for those who have it. As a resul

VOA标准英语2012--Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds

Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds Radiocarbon dating is the best-known and most widely used method to determine the age of organic material, such as bone or wood or plant matter. All such material contains radioactive carbon atoms, known

VOA标准英语2012--Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope

Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope Rodney Stotts says he found his calling through birds of prey. I love my birds like I love life. Theyre part of my family, said Stotts. Working with birds, he says, helped the former drug dealer turn his

VOA标准英语2012--Mali Military Intervention Support Growing

Mali Military Intervention Support Growing In Mali's capital city of Bamako Men gather every morning at roadside newspaper vendors to debate the headlines, more specifically, what to do about the north dominates discussion. The territory fell to al-Q

VOA标准英语2012--Obama, Romney Spar in Second Debate

Obama, Romney Spar in Second Debate With his poll numbers fading after a listless performance in the first debate, President Obama was far more energetic and aggressive in the second debate. He and Governor Romney tangled in a town hall-style forum a

VOA标准英语2012--Some Illegal Immigrants Allowed to Stay Under Obama Order

Some Illegal Immigrants Allowed to Stay Under Obama Order Monica Sibri and Yohan Garcia are friends. Garcia came to the United States when he was 15, Sibri when she was 16. He is eligible to remain in the country for now; she is not. President Obama

VOA标准英语2012--Effort Underway to Boost US Voter Participation

Effort Underway to Boost US Voter Participation Shakei Haynes is helping college students register to vote in the November election. He's been doing this since 2005 when he was 16-years-old. Now he's a political science student at Howard University i

VOA标准英语2012--Pakistan's Textile Industry Faces Challenges

Pakistan's Textile Industry Faces Challenges At the M.K. Sons factory in Faisalabad, which produces colorful printed fabrics for sale by U.S. retail giants like Walmart and Target, chief executive Rana Javed Akhtar insists that unlike the Karachi fac

VOA标准英语2012--Maryland Man Is Real Hero Behind 'Argo'

Maryland Man Is Real Hero Behind 'Argo' On Nov. 4, 1979, U.S. diplomats did not anticipate the takeover of their embassy, but 52 of them were taken hostage. Six escaped. Argo focuses on the clandestine CIA operation to rescue those six diplomats. Whi