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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The state of Arkansas has a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons in churches, in bars, on college campuses, even in the state Capitol. Now, this requires a special permit, as well as training on what to do in an active s
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 February 2007 A U.S. Senate panel Friday opened hearings on an internal Defense Department report criticizing the intelligence work on Iraq by senior civilian officials before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. VOA's Debo
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 February 2006 A U.S. Senate office building was evacuated late Wednesday after sensors detected the possible presence in the air of what was initially described as a ne
AS IT IS 2014-01-14 India Ends Silence on Women's Issues 印度在妇女问题上打破沉默 From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember. On our program today, we travel to India to learn about changing conditions for the nations
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 September 2006 President Bush met with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Thursday, ahead of expected Senate passage of a bill dealing with the treatment and trials of terrorism suspects. Mr. Bush says the measure
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 June 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the Justice Department and the National Security Council for documents relating to a controversial wiretapping
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 June 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted to revive broad legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration system, after the measure was blocked by opponents earlier this month. But the fate of the measure remains uncertain,
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 Democrats in the House of Representatives face uncertainty as they proceed with plans to bring legislation to the floor later this week to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide billions in domes
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 June 2006 The Republican-led U.S. Senate has rejected two Democrat-sponsored proposals to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq this year. -------------- US Capitol, Washington DC As expected, Republicans backin
Senior Citizens Help Each Other Remain in Their Own Homes 老年人互助组织帮助老人在家养老 WASHINGTON With more and more of the so-called baby boomers reaching retirement age in the United States, the trend toward aging in place is gaini
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 March 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the House of Representatives' lead, has approved a broad homeland security bill by a 60 to 38 vote. But President Bush says he will veto the legislature unless one particular provi
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 December 2006 A U.S. Senate Democrat remains hospitalized after undergoing brain surgery in Washington. With Democrats poised to take control of the Senate with a razor-thin majority next month, Senator Tim Johnson's
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 May 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected a measure that would end funding for U.S. combat operations in Iraq by April1 of next year. The White House praised the vote, but some Senate Democrats say support is building for
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 December 2006 The incoming Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats are ruling out any effort by members of their party to have Congress cut off funds for U.S. military ope
U.S. President Barack Obama set aside more than $30 billion for several renewable energy projects in the government's massive economic stimulus package. And this week, thousands of students from across the nation descended on Washington for a youth
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 March 2007 Jordan's King Abdullah is urging the United States to make a new commitment to peace in the Middle East. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where the king told a joint meeting of Congress that ina
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 January 2007 As Bush administration and U.S. military officials faced skeptical lawmakers on Capitol Hill, some of the strongest criticisms of the president's military surge in Iraq came from some new members of Congr
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2007 The U.S. Senate is to begin debate on immigration reform next week. But prospects for passage of any legislation remain unclear amid partisan wrangling over what to do about the millions of illegal immigrants
House GOP Leaders Move To Strip Rep. Steve King Of Committee Assignments MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tonight, House Republicans took a rare step to punish one of their own, Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King. Here's Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (
CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: France's government is giving in to a major demand of protestors but will it be enough to stop the riots that have been taking place there. I'm Carl Azuz for CNN 10 and that's where we begin today's show. Most cars in France