President Obama is praising congressional negotiators for working out a deal on an overhaul of the rules governing Wall Street, and he is carrying his victory to Canada. This weekend in Toronto, I hope we can build on this progress by coordinating ou

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--时事新闻

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2007 There are an estimated 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and approximately 25,000 in Afghanistan. Like soldiers in other wars before them, a significant number of those returning home are bringing back emotiona

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 08 October 2007 Renegade general Laurent Nkunda says his rebel forces are abandoning a U.N.-mediated ceasefire with the Congolese government. Congo's defense minister says the government wants to use dialogue to solve the cris

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NATO Approves Plans to Transfer Combat Operations in Afghanistan After more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, leaders of the 28 countries of NATO have agreed to wind down thei

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Military vehicles from last US combat unit in Iraq crosses Iraq's border into Kuwait, 18 Aug 2010 Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some Ameri

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Interactive Video Helps US Soldiers With Combat Stress Army veteran Robert Menendez knows this scenario all too well. This video simulation brings back memories of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was always having dreams, you know, certain things t

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On The Appalachian Trail, Combat Veterans Learn To Let Things Go play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:22repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash

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All the big, big names in tournament fighting came to Bruce because they wanted to refine their skills. 所有格斗联赛里响当当的人物都来找布鲁斯,因为他们想精益求精。 Joe Lewis, Bob Wall, Chuck Norris.Chuck Norris was prob

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What does the holiday mean? 这个节日有什么含义吗? The term pass year is used for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). The word Year in Chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang good luck wi

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45 女飞行员杰奎琳·考可然 DATE=7-11-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS #1960 - Jacqueline Cochran BYLINE=Marilyn Christiano ANNCR: Now, the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today, Harry Monroe

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 December 2007 The U.S. Defense Department Friday, November 30, 2007 launched a new effort to address the mental health needs of members of the military. But it says the effort to coordinate medical, academic, research and oth

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今天我们要学的词是combat。 Combat, 是战斗的意思。 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq, fulfilling an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 澳大利亚作战部队开始撤离伊拉克,实现了澳大利亚总理

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 June 2008 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq. Their departure fulfills an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who pledged to pull his country's out of Iraq by the middle of 2008. From Sydney, Phil Me

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Five Ways to Combat Loneliness When Youre Jobless Sit in front of laptop. Lie on couch. Eat pickles for lunch. Back to laptop. Feel sorry for self. Feel sick of self. Tear hair out in frustration. And back to couch. If this is your 9-to-5 routine, yo

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday announced as part of the department's plans to remove gender-based barriers to service, the Pentagon is to rescind a 1994 rule that prohibits women from assignment to dir

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俄罗斯总理视察新战车武器展 MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev inspected new combat vehicles Thursday at the Ninth Russia Arms Expo-2013 (RAE), according to the state press service. Medvedev got a sneak pr

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So you think I'm courageous? she asked. Yes, I do. Perhaps I am. But that's because I've had some inspiring teachers. I'll tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl name

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Military uniforms 军装 Out of sight 真正隐形 Expense and stupidity too big to camouflage迷彩服也不再能伪装目标巨大的支出和愚蠢 I WEAR camo so I can feel safe, says Sean, a member of the navy reserve. He cannot quite fathom wh

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今天我们要学的词是combat。 Combat, 是战斗的意思。 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq, fulfilling an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 澳大利亚作战部队开始撤离伊拉克,实现了澳大利亚总理

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