Executives of major U.S. banks faced tough questions Wednesday from U.S. lawmakers frustrated by the slow pace of lending by institutions that received federal bail out money. Lawmakers also vented their anger over high salaries and bonuses in the fi

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年2月

美国情咨文抢滩新媒体 Social media have changed the way things work in Washington, especially at the White House. 社交媒体改变了美国,特别是政府的运作方式。 We've noticed some of the key quotes from the president are und

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The Chinese Defense Ministry has issued a formal response to this past weekend's incursion into this country's Air Defense Identification Zone. The Defense Ministry says the fly-over by a pair of Japanese planes is dangerous and provocative. The depu

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In the U.S. presidential race, a growing number of Democrats are worried that the long and bitter nomination fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be helping the presumptive Republican candidate, Senator John McCain. 在这次美国

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A senior American official has urged India to move quickly to wrap up a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The request comes as India's prime minister says his government is trying to build a political consensus on the controversial agreem

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The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Army General Ray Odierno, said Tuesday that American combat forces have completed the planned withdrawal from Baghdad and other urban areas. 美军驻伊拉克最高指挥官、陆军将军奥迪耶诺星期二说

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U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to overhaul the rules governing the nation's financial sector. The Obama administration says that while it wants tighter regulations, it has no plans to nationalize banks. 美国总统奥巴马指出,现在

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AZUZ: Another State the Union tradition is the opposing political party's response. The first televised one of those took place in 1966 after the State of the Union Address by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a Democrat and two Republicans, Senate

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The director of the CDC, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, resigned from her job on Wednesday. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, an obstetrician/gynecologist from Georgia, had served as head of the CDC since she was appointed last July. But about a month af

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Treasury Designates Four Hezbollah Leaders 美制裁黎巴嫩真主党领导人 The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on four members of Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based group which has been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organizatio

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Brookings Study Weighs Benefits of US - Africa Trade Reforms 布鲁金斯研究美非贸易改革的重大利益 WASHINGTON, DC Can the United States take a trade law thats helping to increase African exports, and make it better? Thats what African a

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration might reconsider plans for a missile defense system in Europe, if Iran stopped what U.S. officials believe is a drive for nuclear weapons. Clinton met with Czech Republic Foreign Minist

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The United States has defended its policy of detaining juveniles in prisons in Iraq, and Afghanistan. The issue is expected to be high on the agenda Thursday when the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child examines U.S. compliance with U.N. rules

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Religious congregations help the homeless, provide counseling, offer spiritual guidance and celebrate life cycle events. Churches and synagogues have played these roles for hundreds of generations. But for the first time, a new study has put an econo

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Many Muslim-American organizations are worried that congressional hearings under way in Washington could stereotype their community as a source of Islamic radicalism in the United States. One of those organizations, the Council of Islamic Organizatio

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A Pakistani private television station and international networks have apparently aired Saturday the final video message of the man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven U.S intelligence agents in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago

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Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander in Iraq as well as the U.S. ambassador to B

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The United States Ambassador to South Korea says Washington must receive a complete nuclear declaration from Pyongyang before it can remove North Korea from American list of states sponsoring terrorism. An American ambassador says the North is failin

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