President Obama is back on the campaign trail today, stumping for political allies in the run-up to next week's midterm elections. He has just arrived in Rhode Island. There is one Democrat expected to give the president the cold shoulder today. Gube

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

We begin tonight, keep them honest, trying to get answers from 5 republican members of Congress for alleging massive infiltration of the US government by radical jihadist, members in the muslim brotherhood. Now today, one of those lawmakers, congress

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【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料,致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高,致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。 精听建议: 先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍,争

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Lesson Seven Section One: News in Brief Tapescript 1. Both -House and Senate negotiators today approved sweeping im- migration legislation that could grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who en

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1. Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa today. He's been doing well in the polls there and has become the latest target of the pack of Republicans vying for the party's nomination. 2. A two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2012(一月)

Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a plan to allow the near elderly to buy coverage in the Medicare program as part of their health bill. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. The so-called Medicare Buy-in would have allowed those age 55 to 64 to buy cove

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The Senates passed legislation to help create jobs. The bill includes federally subsidized bonds for public works in $20 billion to keep highway building projects going. NPRs David Welna reports it also gives tax breaks to employers who hire the long

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The Iraqi capital's reeling from its deadliest strike in weeks. A suicide bomber attacked army recruits, killing at least 57. The BBC's Hugh Sykes reports security forces are favorite targets. Baghdad traffic policemen and federal police have been mu

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There will, in fact, be bipartisan opposition to this bill. But there, I predict, will be no Democrat for this bill, because bipartisanship was not sought. So I am deeply concerned that the short-term plan offered by Speaker Boehner would put us righ

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The Campaign for Election Although presidential elections occur every 4 years, many people feel that they do not have a true understanding of how presidential campaigns operate. The winner in the Nove

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Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Paul Volcker 保罗沃尔克 Tall tale 伟人传奇 The most influential central banker of the modern era 当代最具影响力的央行行长 Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. Blo

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THIS IS AMERICA - Election Day Will Bring Struggle for Power, Direction of USBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Monday, October 30, 2006 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

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Booze-free bars 无酗酒酒吧 Shaken not slurred 酒不醉人 Fashionable urbanites revive a temperance tradition 时尚的都市人恢复了节制饮酒的传统 None for the road 无人醉倒在路边 WEST LONDON,Friday night, 9pm. In the Redem

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Obituary: Helmut Schmidt Smoke and fire 赫尔穆特施密特 烟与火 Helmut Schmidt, Social Democrat chancellor of West Germany, died on November 10th, aged 96赫尔穆特施密特,西德的社会民主党总理,逝于11月10日,终年96岁H

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White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天学的词组是favor。Favor有赞成,支持的意思。比如美国国会中期选举之前共和党争取无党派选票失利, Independent voters strongly favor Democrats on Iraq and other major issues. -- 独立选民在伊拉克等主要问

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FOR four years New York was adrift. When Eliot Spitzer, a crusading lawyer, became governor in 2007, his uncompromising ways caused political gridlock in Albany, the state capital. Just over a year later, he was caught frolicking with a prostitute an

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Lexington 莱克星顿 Mr Castro goes to Washington 卡斯特罗来到华盛顿 A rising Hispanic star ponders how to reconcile Americans with the federal government 一颗冉冉升起拉美裔的新星思考如何协调美国人与联邦政府之间的

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CAPITOL HILLThe U.S. Congress has granted President Barack Obama and his successor a powerful tool to get trade deals approved: so-called fast-track authority that shields proposed pacts from legislative meddling. By a 60-38 vote, the Senate passed T

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NOT long ago, Barack Obama was hoping that high-speed trains would provide America with the desired twofer. First, building the special tracks and locomotives would put a division or two of Americas army of unemployed back to work. Then, once built,

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