Former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail. In Illinois, he urged young Democrats to keep up the fight for social and economic justice. Each time weve gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere would push back. It did not star

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(九月)

The Coalitions denying that Labor has scored an early tactical win in the battle for deputy speaker. Coalition MP Peter Slipper got the job after Labor nominated him. He beat the Opposition's nominee Brute Score in a secret ballot. And when Federal P

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The Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will stand against Mr Rudd in a leadership ballot at nine o'clock in Canberra this morning. Now if she wins, Julia Gillard will become Australia's 27th Prime Minister and its first female leader. Kevin Rudd cal

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Sky News says it should be compensated for taking part in the tender process for the Australia Network contract. Last night, the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the contract would remain permanently with the ABC. Senator Conroy said this

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Prime Minister is set to call a leadership ballot for Monday.Kevin Rudd lit the fuels yesterday when he resigned as foreign minister.Several ministers have publicly backed to Mr.Rudd and thrown their support behind the prime minister.Treasurer Wayne

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1. The Pope gives his Christmas Day message saying that signs of hope in Iraq, the Holy Land and Lebanon need to be reinforced by actions on the ground. 2. A steady stream of worshippers brave cold an

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Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President In the shade outside of her office in Washington, Nihal Elwan is about to do something shes never done before. Shes voting for the president of her homeland - Egypt. She has 13 candidates to choose

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This Tuesday is Election Day. After months of spirited debate and vigorous campaigning, the time has come for Americans to make important decisions about our Nation's future. I encourage all Americans to go to the polls

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And passing a budget that will make sure all of America's priorities are funded without resorting to shutdown threats and last-minute gimmicks. 投票通过预算确保所有美国的优先事项投资到位无停摆威胁临近最后一刻的尴尬。

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本期《全美达人》将公布上期投票结果。十二组选手中,仅有四位能够晋级,是乡村歌手?还是超萌小萝莉?还是危险的空中杂技?本期更有神秘组合放歌助阵,精彩内容,切勿错过!

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1. As he embarks on an 8-day trip to Asia, President Bush is expected to take a parting shot at critics of the war in Iraq. 2. An assault by US and Iraqi troops trying to keep insurgents from crossing

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印尼登山者正向安全地带转移 This is AP News Minute. An explosive wildfire in northern California has scorched several homes. The fire is burning around Redding. Thousands have been forced to flee. In Greece, the Prime Minister visited the

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Vote Counting Underway After Big Voter Turnout in Kenya Voters began lining up in the early morning hours at this polling station in Gatundu. Huge turnout across the country overwhelmed polling stations, and many, like Lucas Nganga, waited hours to v

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By Steve Herman Kathmandu 12 April 2008 Allegations of intimidation of voters and other problems are tainting an otherwise positive assessment of Nepal's election. Initial results show the former Maoist rebels performing much better than expected in

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Nepalis Vote to End Political Stalemate 尼泊尔人投票结束政治僵局 KATHMANDU, NEPAL Voters in the Himalayan nation of Nepal cast ballots Tuesday for a new Constituent Assembly in hope of ending years of political gridlock following the abol

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PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- French lawmakers of the National Assembly passed Tuesday by 438 votes to 86 a controversial bill on expanding intelligence services' surveillance power. The bill, aimed to protect French from terrorist attacks, would give Fre

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今天我们要学的词是mock election。 Mock election, 是模拟选举的意思。虽然孩子们不能投票,但每次大选都是对他们进行选举教育的天赐良机。 In classrooms across the nation, students have been casting ballots

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 07 November 2007 Every presidential aspirant uses opinion polling data to shape his or her campaign in the quest for the White House. In this segment of How America Elects , VOA's Jeffrey Young looks at the vital role of p

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今天还是要继续讲两个在2000年大选期间新闻界时常常用来报道竞选运动的习惯用语。这些习惯用语以它们特有的幽默和风趣在某种程度上润滑了政界严肃甚至是严酷的权利斗争。 我们今天要学

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Voters across Europe are casting their ballots in European elections, expected to see a record low voter turnout and gains for far-right and far-left parties. In Italy, scandal hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the only leader of a large EU mem

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