1. The presidential candidates are making their last pitches to voters by mainly attacking their opponent. John McCain is trying to tie Barack Obama to oil companies while Obama spend part of the day saying McCain will keep economy in a ditch. 2. Th

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(359) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月

Today, as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary race he has run. I endorse him and throw my full support behind him. And I ask all of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have f

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1. A powerful storm that unleashed snow and strong winds across the upper Midwest has left behind dangerously cold temperatures. The storm dumped up to two feet in some locations and collapsed the roof of the Minnesota Vikings stadium. The storm also

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1. Doctors say Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is making a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head. Giffords is now breathing on her own, and has been upgraded to serious condition. 2. President Barack Obama is asking Americans to follow hi

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1. Egypt's military leaders have met two key demands of anti-government protesters, dissolving parliament and suspending the constitution. After nearly three weeks of protests, President Hosni Mubarak resigned on Friday, leaving the military to be th

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1. President Barack Obama says the country's economic comeback will be driven by communities in places like Iowa, and not by politicians in Washington. He is touring the mid-west and says the economy in agricultural communities isn't as strong as it

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1. It's Super Tuesday. Republican voters in ten states are choosing which candidate should get the chance to challenge President Barack Obama in November. Mitt Romney is hoping to solidify his front-runner status, Rick Santorum is fighting to keep it

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1. Experts are looking for clues in the debris to determine just how many tornadoes hit the Dallas-Fort Worth region yesterday. The storms damaged hundreds of homes, but there are no reports of fatalities. One tornado may have reached 165 miles an ho

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1. The UN Security Council has united behind a legally binding resolution calling for violence in Syria to end immediately and peace talks to begin. It authorized the deployment of UN military observers to monitor a ceasefire there. 2. President Bara

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Voting is expected to be unusually heavy on Tuesday. Millions voted early in states that permitted it. These people voted Saturday in Miami, Florida. And I'm Ba

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. Our subject this week is the election of two thousand eight. (MUSIC) VOICE TWO: Barack Obama in Chicago on Friday at his first meeting with reporters as president-elect A

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IN THE NEWS - McCain Can Launch National Campaign; Democrats Still Stuck John McCain secures the Republican nomination. New life in Clinton campaign intensifies issue of re-votes in Florida and Michigan. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 March 2008

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THIS IS AMERICA - Coming Down to the Finish Line for a Race That Is About to Begin The presidential campaign heads into the last six contests to choose a Democratic nominee. Also, short biographies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. T

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain and Barack Obama held their second presidential debate this week. They took questions before a group of undecided voters in the style of a town hall meeting. As expected, many questions were ab

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Sarah Palin and Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate on Thursday night Americans are a month from elections on November fourth. This week the vice presidential candidates of the two major parties

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain After Super Tuesday, Republicans have their likely nominee for president in the November election, John McCain. But for Democrats, there was nothing super about the biggest day of voting in the

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Barack and Michelle Obama have appeared on the cover of a black women's lifestyle magazine in the US, with intimate photos of the loving couple setting the internet abuzz. 奥巴马夫妻的浪漫照片登上了美国一家黑人女性的生活杂志,

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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro while attending the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. This came after small steps taken by t

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President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his Latin America and Carribbean tour, and has arrived in California to hold talks with US President Barack Obama. Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan will be hosted at the Californian estate, Sunnylands, for the t

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RABAT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan King Mohamed VI sent a message of condolence to the U.S. President Barack Obama for the victims of the Boston Marathon blast, Moroccan radio reported Wednesday. In the message, King Mohamed VI expressed condolence

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