The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here'a a look at this year's contenders in the pop, rock, and Rhythm and Blues races. Eminem returned to the summit of the pop world in 2010. F

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Oscar Nominees Named; New 'Les Mis' Soundtrack Climbs the Charts; Art Exhibit Explores Our Digital Selves Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we listen to music from the Oscar nom

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(一)月

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2006 Samuel Alito The U.S. Senate Wednesday opens debate on President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, a day after a Senate panel approv

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By Larry London Washington, DC 13 November 2006 watch John Legend report How do you follow up a debut album that earned three Grammys in 2004? Songwriter, singer and pianist John Legend has just released his sophomore album, Once Again. It is the fo

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 14 May 2007 Country singer Miranda Lambert entered Billboard's Country chart at Number1 with her 2005 debut album Kerosene. The 23-year-old Texan has done it again with her brand new CD. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this

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Health Report - With Physical Activity, No Need to Be an Olympian This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Watching the Olympics probably made some people feel a little guilty about not exercising. The truth is, if physical inactivity were a sp

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 14 December 2006 'Babel', a film that tells the story of international families linked by a tragic shooting, has received seven nominations for Hollywood's Golden Globe awards. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan has details from Lo

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 April 2007 For even the most popular movies, fame is often fleeting; but every so often - perhaps once or twice in a generation - a film transcends entertainment to become part of the culture. That is certainly the case

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Kacey Musgraves Debuts with 'Same Trailer, Different Park' Last year, Musgraves earned a Top 10 Country hit with her debut single, Merry Go Round. The track sold more than half a million digital downloads over the past seven months, and brought Musgr

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 August 2006 Just a few years ago, Country singer Julie Roberts was answering telephones for the chairman of Universal Music Group in Nashville. Through much persistence and a little luck, she achieved her dream of a

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 February 2008 Voters in almost half the 50 U.S. states are making their voices heard Tuesday in the biggest primary election day in the nation's history. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports roughly half the delegates to the Rep

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By Jim Malone Washington 07 August 2007 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he will decide by October whether to join the already crowded field of Republican presidential contenders. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington.

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 26 November 2007 Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma has romped ahead of President Thabo Mbeki in the race for the leadership of the ruling African National Congress party. However, as VOA's Delia Robertso

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By Jim Malone Washington 27 December 2007 U.S. presidential contenders are making a final push for votes with one week to go until the first test of the 2008 election campaign, the Iowa presidential caucuses on January 3. VOA National correspondent J

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 April 2007 An international media watchdog has condemned the recent arrests of three television journalists following a press conference in Somalia. The group also expressed concerns about government-imposed restrictions

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By David Gollust State Department 08 January 2007 President Bush Monday completed a shake-up of key Iraq policy posts by nominating new U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations and Baghdad. The U.S. envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalizad, will take the United

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By Nico Colombant 18 January 2006 Now that inauguration festivities are over, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is getting to work full time, while her choices for cabinet positions are being

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 September 2006 A key Senate panel has postponed a vote on the nomination of John Bolton for a full- term appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The unexpected development came as the Senate Foreign Rela

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Senate confirmation hearings will begin July 13th for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She must be confirmed by a vote of the full Senate before she can take the place of retiring Justice David Souter. Meanwhile

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By Kari Barber Dakar 06 February 2007 Guinea's President Lansana Conte has been getting help and advice from the government of neighboring Guinea Bissau to put an end to union-led protests. Union leaders in Guinea are threatening to resume a nationw

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