By Jim Malone Washington 24 February 2006 Cargo ship is unloaded at Maryland's port of Baltimore The controversy over the Bush administration's decision to allow a company from the United Arab Emirate

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To protect celebrities from the photographers who hound them, the mayor of Malibu has made a decision. All professional photographers who want to take photos of celebrities in Malibu must be licensed. The license will cost $2,000 a year, said Mayor E

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Program By VOA News 07 March 2006 View Cheney Iran statement Dick Cheney Vice President Dick Cheney says Iran will not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, and that the international community will

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 12 May 2008 Country singer James Otto says many changes in his personal and professional life led to the range of emotions on his new album, Sunset Man. VOA's Mary Morningstar explains. It's taken James Otto six years t

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 17 January 2006 watch Grogginess report It takes time for most people to really wake up once they’re out of bed. A new study shows that in the first few minutes after

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By Melinda Smith Washington 19 April 2007 Mental health counselors have been helping students, faculty members and some families deal with their feelings in the aftermath of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech Monday (April 16th) in Blacksburg, Vir

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By David Gollust London 18 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she expects the pace of contacts on Middle East peacemaking to accelerate following a trip to the region in which she arranged a three-way meeting with Israeli and

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Australian researchers have studied the navigation skills of insects to develop a pioneering weapons-guidance system. The insect-inspired tracking technology has been launched at an air show in the southern state, Victoria. Australian army captain i

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New Barry Manilow Album Explores Consequences of Fame Andy Warhol once said, In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.? Pop crooner Barry Manilow explores the perils of life in the spotlight on his new album, 15 Minutes. Barry Mani

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The United States is warning Honduras that there will be a cascade of negative consequences for the Central American state if the coup that ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday is not reversed. The Obama administration is backing mediati

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By Jim Malone Washington 08 February 2008 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's decision to abandon his presidential campaign makes it a virtual certainty that Arizona Senator John McCain will be the Republican Party's presidential nominee this

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Pick the World's Ugliest Insect Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University want your vote at askabiologist.asu.edu/uglybugs to help them crown the ugliest insect in the world. Adam Hinterthuer reports Will you pick Sweetness or The Goll

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今天我们要学的词是unseat。 Unseat, 有赶下台,或是取代的意思。 The veteran Congressman was unseated by a political newcomer in the election, 这名老资格的国会议员在选举中被一个政界新手取而代之了。 Googl

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今天我们要学的词是license。 License, 是执照、证书的意思。 A driver's license, 驾驶执照。 A liquor license, 卖酒的执照。美国很多地方钓鱼都需要执照。 I bought a lifetime fishing license for my dad as a retir

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