IN THE NEWS - Obama Calls for Economy Where 'Everyone Does Their Fair Share' 新闻报道 - 奥巴马发表2012年国情咨文演说 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, President Oba

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin with her husband Todd and two of their daughters, Piper, center, and Bristol, at the gathering in Dayton, Ohio, where John McCain named Governor Palin his vice presidential choi

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1. With the next presidential debate Monday night, the vice-presidential candidates took center stage Saturday. Joe Biden was in Florida, urging people to take advantage of early voting and telling a crowd that Republican Mitt Romney hasn't offer eno

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Both U.S. presidential candidates were claiming victory following the first of three scheduled debates. Commentators, analysts and bloggers appeared split on who may have gained an advantage from Friday's debate. Many believe that both Republican Jo

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The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story

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After a stop-over in Germany, democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is due in Paris Friday, where he is expected to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from the French capital. As elsewhere in Europe, the U.S. pr

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By Michael Bowman Washington 04 June 2008 U.S. Senator Barack Obama is spending his first full day as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee giving a major foreign policy speech, addressing a powerful American labor union, attending a high-

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Senator Barack Obama has been chosen by the American people to be the 44th president of the United States. President-elect Obama is also the first African American to become the nation's chief executive. This historic milestone was celebrated with i

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Pakistan to follow through on its promise to cooperate with the investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attack. In a series of nationally broadcast interviews, Rice stressed the need for concrete ac

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The eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with its 21 electoral votes, has voted for the Democratic Party in recent presidential elections, but the campaign of Republican John McCain believes it can manage a victory. Even though Democrat Barack Obama

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Race for US Republican Party Nomination Heads South Mitt Romney captured nearly 40 per cent of the vote in New Hampshire, putting him in a clear lead in the race. In his victory speech, Romney looked to South Carolina and the man who could ulimately

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President-elect Barack Obama says he is concerned about the violence in Gaza, but that it would not be right for him to speak at length about the conflict until he takes office later this month. President-elect Barack Obama (l) and President Bush at

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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Prepare for Iowa Test Vote Republican presidential candidates are giving speeches and greeting voters in the Midwestern state of Iowa in advance of a straw poll, or test vote. The Saturday vote will be an early indica

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By Lisa Bryant Thiais, France 24 February 2008 Although U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, an African-American, is enjoying momentum from 11 straight wins in Democratic presidential nominating contests, minority politicians in Europe are still

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By Jim Malone Washington 07 May 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama took a giant step toward securing the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday with a decisive win in the North Carolina primary and a close second place finish in Indiana.

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今天我们要学的词是decisive。 Decisive, 是决定性的。A decisive victory, 决定性胜利。A decisive moment, 关键时刻。He controls the decisive vote, 他掌握着关键性的一票。His final shot won the decisive game for his te

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今天我们要学的词是playbook。 Playbook, 原指美式足球里主教练编写的内容保密的战略战术手册。He knows the playbook from inside out, 他把战术手册背得滚瓜烂熟。Rookies get a playbook the size of a dictionary,

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今天我们要学的词是squabble。 Squabble, 是争吵的意思。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿参议员和巴拉克.奥巴马参议员在星期一晚上的辩论中就彼此的人品争吵不休, Senator Hilary Clinton and Se

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After Barack Obama takes the oath of office January 20 as the 44th President of the United States, his administration will face a host of problems including the global financial crisis, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and strained relations with Ru

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今天我们要学的词是compromise。 Compromise, 有妥协、让步的意思。I will not compromise my principles. 意思是我在原则问题上绝不让步。Marriage is all about compromise. 意思是婚姻要靠妥协让步来维系。如今,

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