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At his inauguration, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a call to Americans to end what he called stale politics so the country can move forward. For decades politics as usual has been the general rule in the U.S. Congress, despite calls by successiv
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今天我们要学的词是hammer out。 To hammer out, 是经过深入讨论后做出决定的意思。全球最大的气候变化国际会议星期一在哥本哈根开幕。World leaders will try to hammer out a new global agreement to cut carbon
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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 May 2007 Memorial Day (May 28th) is a US holiday that honors members of the armed forces who have died in the service of their country. The three-day Memorial Day weekend also marks the unofficial start of summer, wi
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2007 A House lawmaker, Dennis Kucinich, has introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney, asserting that actions Mr. Cheney has taken have harmed U.S. national security and deceived Congr
2007年VOA标准英语（四月）
By Dan Robinson Capital Hill 22 May 2006 A U.S. congressman, who is the target of a bribery investigation by federal authorities, says he intends to fight corruption allegations. A long-running federa
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By Paula Wolfson White House 01 January 2007 Americans are paying a final tribute to former President Gerald Ford, who died last Tuesday at the age of 93. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports his body is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol in advance of funer
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 June 2008 Two members of Iraq's parliament have testified before a congressional committee about future U.S. - Iraq relations. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, in their testimony, the two members of Ir
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A massive underground Congressional Visitor's Center designed to accommodate millions of people visiting the U.S. Capitol each year has opened to the public. VOA's Dan Robinson reports the project, which was planned for two decades and took eight ye
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly (395 to 21) approved a resolution crafted by majority Democrats criticizing the State Department for withholding information on corruption in the Iraqi
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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 January 2007 US Capitol, Washington DC Democratic leaders in the House chose national security as their top priority to begin their first 100 hours of action promised by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Half the 9/11 commission
2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
今天我们要学的词是merger。 Merger, 意思是合并。美国第二大移动通讯运营商ATT计划用390亿美元收购T-Mobile. The planned merger will be the largest in 2011, 计划中的收购案将是2011年规模最大的。 ATT promis
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 December 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved intelligence policy legislation that would prohibit U.S. intelligence officials from using a number of controversial techniques in interrogating detainees. V
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今天我们要学的词是shortlist。 Shortlist, 是指供挑选的最后名单。 Three democrats made the shortlist for the soon-to-be vacant secretary of state position for Colorado, 三个民主党人进入最后的候选人名单，角逐科罗拉
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By Jeffrey Young Washington 11 April 2008 The Capitol Hill appearances of the top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador in Bagdad this week gave the three current White House contenders a focal point - - and on-camera time - - in th
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 January 2007 Pledging honesty in government, and a change in direction in Iraq, the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives has vowed to seek common ground with opposition Republicans. VOA's Dan Robinson r
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 October 2007 The House of Representatives has failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation approved by Congress that would have expanded a government-subsidized children's health insurance program. VOA's Dan
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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 July 2007 In the U.S. Senate, Democratic leaders are holding a rare round-the-clock session to press Republicans to vote for a proposal calling for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Republican leaders are using pr
2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t
VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
By Dan Robinson Washington 06 November 2009 President Barack Obama President Barack Obama goes to Capitol Hill on Friday to urge Democrats to support legislation that would reform the U.S. health care system. The House of Representatives will meet i
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This is AP News Minute. Congress returns to the Capitol on Monday with no clear end to the partial shutdown in sight. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham encouraged President Trump to reopen the government while continuing negotiations with Democra
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