In his report to Congress General David Petraeus says he hopes to withdraw roughly 30,000 US troops by next summer. That's back to pre-surge levels. He also said last winter's build-up has met military objectives in large measure. Senator Larry Craig

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As President, I took an oath to defend the Constitution, and I have no greater responsibility than to protect our people, our freedom, and our way of life. On September the 11th, 2001, our freedom and way of life came un

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Common Sense I: What does UN stand for, do you know? C: It stands for the United Nations. I: Where is the headquarters of UN? C: In New York City of the United States. I: What are the main organs of UN? C: Its main organs are General Assembly, Securi

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MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Congress on Tuesday voted against a proposal to allow an independence referendum in the Catalan region in the north-east of the country. The proposal, which had been presented by the Catalan Regional Parliament

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1. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the government will pursue questions about the electronics on Toyotas that could potentially have sudden and dangerous acceleration. The head of Toyota sales in US testified yesterday about recent Toyota re

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VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Stan Busby with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we begin the story of America's thirty-seventh president, Richa

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VOICE ONE: This is Phil Murray. VOICE TWO: And this is Richard Rael with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we begin the story of President Lyndon Johnson. VOICE ONE: Former

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AS IT IS 2016-01-25 One Percent of US Visitors Overstayed Visas About 1 percent of visitors to the United States who arrived by air or sea last year overstayed their visas, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. About 45 million

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Will US Let Some Undocumented Immigrants Stay? 美国会让非法移民逗留吗 About 10 million undocumented immigrants live in the U.S. Because they are not registered with authorities, undocumented immigrants often hide from the government. For e

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CAPITOL HILLPresident Barack Obama says the failure of the House of Representatives to pass a measure to help American workers affected by global trade pacts will directly hurt about 100,000 workers and their communities. For the sake of those worker

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - William Howard Taft Replaces Teddy Roosevelt as PresidentBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, February 09, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Sp

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Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Another piece of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet puzzle may be falling into place. CNN has learned former Senator Tom Daschle has b

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IN THE NEWS - After Court Limits Bush's Power, Future for Terrorism Suspects Depends on CongressBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, July 15, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In Wash

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IN THE NEWS - Fight for U.S. Congress Speeds Up; Mexico's Presidential DisputeBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, September 09, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A map showing Senate

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Hopes were dashed this week for bold congressional action to slow the growth of Americas $15 trillion national debt. A special bipartisan committee failed to agree on ways to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion. But if Congress has shown itself incapab

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday strongly criticized a proposed legislation known as Audit the Fed which is aimed to expand Congress' oversight of the central bank's monetary policy. I want to be comp

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这个字来自一个人的名字,19世纪的英国人Charles Boycott。他在英国管理一些田地,因为收租的手段过于苛刻,激怒了使用土地的爱尔兰籍佃农,大家联合起

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U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass a housing plan he says will save qualifying homeowners thousands of dollars each year on their mortgage. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said the housing crisis has been one of the

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CHEERS greeted Barack Obamas hiring of Cass Sunstein away from the University of Chicago. Mr Sunstein, a lawyer, now head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, is in charge of lifting the heavy hand of regulation from Americas economy.

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A series of reports paint a mixed picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday, as consumer confidence rises, home prices fall, and an iconic retailer shuts a number of stores. U.S. consumer confidence hit its highest level in eight months in December as the

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