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DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Gorillaz. And answer a question from Vietnam about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But first, we tell about a Washington, D.C.,
Not long ago, a VOA colleague of ours was building a cabinet, and he wanted to put wheels on it so it could be moved easily about the room. This got us thinking. We hear a lot about the struggles of America's manufacturing sector - automobiles, appli
The stars will be out on Sunday in Hollywood for the movie industry's biggest event of the year, the Academy Awards. This year's Oscar contest pits a film about the British royal family, The King's Speech, against the Internet tale The Social Network
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that world powers have made no decision to arm Libyan rebels, but that the U.N. resolution authorizing the allied air campaign against Libyan government forces does not preclude that. Clinton spoke
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 White rice is the world's most popular form of rice. But it goes through a milling process that removes many nutrients. As a result, people who eat a
Paying tribute to The Beatles is a time-honored tradition for many of today's pop and rock artists. But one recent tribute comes from a band which specializes in jazz and funk. New York trio Soulive, featuring Neal Evans on Hammond B-3 organ, his bro
Fighting in Libya between forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and rebels hoping to overthrow his government continues. Our correspondent Phil Ittner has been reporting about the conflict from opposition-held Benghazi. Today, he traveled by car from Bengh
As Discovery begins its 39th and final mission into Earth's orbit Thursday, America's 30-year space shuttle program comes one step closer to its scheduled end this April. The aging fleet of reusable spacecraft has become an American technology icon,
In this one year, 90 billion messages have been sent on twitter, the high-octane social network connecting the world. And the folks who run twitter looked back to come up with the most extraordinary tweets, the one that tell the story of the year. An
Egyptian voters came out in force Saturday for the first ballot since popular protests swept away the previous government. Egyptians are taking part in a referendum on a package of constitutional amendments. The chance to make their voices heard was
One of the world's most popular romantic novels, first published in 1847, has been made into more than 25 feature films and television adaptations. The latest to take on the Charlotte Bronte classicJane Eyre is American director Cary Joji Fukunaga wi
Foreign countries are working hard to get their nationals out of Egypt as anti-government protests rage on. The U.S. State department says it has already flown over 1,000 Americans out of Egypt and plans to evacuate over 1,000 more in the next couple
The space shuttle Discovery's crew experienced a first on the shuttle's last full day in orbit. Our correspondent reports on the astronauts' welcome wake-up call Tuesday morning. If you have to wake up for work, an acoustic solo certainly beats a buz
STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore ways in which local governments around the world are working to protect the environment. These green cities are working
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 President Obama talked a lot about education in his State of the Union speech last week. 奥巴马总统在上周的国情咨文一再谈及教育。 B
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from Adeles new album, which is number one on Billboards top two hundred ... And we answer a question from Thailand about former baske
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Every ten years the United States government counts the national population and asks people questions about how they live. Results fr
US Sets Extreme Weather Records in 2011 Extreme weather cut a path of destruction across the United States in 2011. For Bill Wing, it began 12 months ago, on New Years Day, as he surveyed the damage from a tornado that touched down in Cincinnati, Ark
IB MAAnnounces2011MusicAwardsNominations The International Bluegrass Music Association [IBMA] has announced the nominees for its 22nd annual awards. A relatively new band, the bluegrass supergroup The Boxcars leads the pack this year with 10 nominati
The sudden eruption of mass anti-government protests in Egypt seemingly caught most people by surprise, including U.S. and other Western intelligence agencies. The turn of events has sparked questions about whether the United States experienced an in