Economy Important to Iowa Voters, Despite Healthy Farm Industry Republican presidential candidates are spending millions of dollars in Iowa trying to win voters. The infusion of campaign cash comes while the Midwestern state is also benefiting from s

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

By Jim Malone Washington 29 February 2008 Tuesday's primaries in the delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio could be decisive in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. One of tho

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California Economy Sees Improvement, Continuing Trouble The economic recession hit California hard in 2008 and 2009, and parts of its economy remain dismal. The state's unemployment rate, at almost 12 percent, is nearly three points higher than the n

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China Plans Economic Reforms as its Economy Slows 中国计划经济改革应对经济增长放缓 Hello there! Welcome to As It Is. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Twenty years have passed since South Africa ended its system of racial separation, know

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 11 February 2008 Kenya has been one of Africa's strongest-performing economies in recent years, averaging more than five percent growth since 2003 and with projected growth as high as eight percent for 2008. But political viol

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This is the last weekend of campaigning before Canada's general election Tuesday. As Craig McCulloch reports, the current world-wide financial crisis have made the economy the driving issue of the campaign. Stephen Harper When campaigning started in

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Jim Malone Washington 18 September 2007 The war in Iraq figures to be a major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. But, as VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, health care and economic issues are also high on the

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By Scott Stearns White House 26 March 2008 President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president and Congress agreed

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After a whirlwind international trip that included three summits, President Obama was back at work at the White House Thursday. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner looks on as President Barack Obama makes remarks on housing refinancing at the White

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Analysts: Foreclosure Mess Hurts US, Global Economy Deborah Harris faces possible eviction from the home she has owned for the past 17 years, after failing to make some of her mortgage payments. Harris was a paramedic with Washington's fire departmen

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Brazil Overtakes Britain as World's 6th Largest Economy A leading economic research group says Brazil has overtaken Britain as the world's sixth-largest economy. The London-based Center for Economics and Business Research says Britain lost out to the

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Economy Remains Obama Supporters' Main Concern In front of an enthusiastic crowd of thousands gathered at Chicagos McCormick Place Convention Center, President Obama thanked faithful supporters and the millions who voted for him, giving him a second

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The Obama administration is hailing recent improvements in U.S. economic indicators, but says more must be done to put the United States on solid economic footing. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proclaimed the risk of financial collapse to be o

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 08 February 2008 Politicians could be making the economic slowdown in the U.S. worse than it really is by constantly reminding voters that the economy needs fixing. This is the view of some analysts who say that because c

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By Scott Stearns White House 06 January 2006 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, despite slower-than-expected job growth last month. George Bush addresses Chicago Economic Club, Friday, Ja

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By Cindy Saine Washington, D.C. 20 December 2007 Public opinion polls show the war in Iraq, the economy, and health care are the issues Americans care about most in the 2008 presidential race. VOA's Cindy Saine takes a look at the various domestic is

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A senior U.S. official says Moscow's decision to invade Georgia is having a major impact on the Russian economy with financial markets losing nearly a third of their value. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington. U.S. Undersecre

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U.S. financial problems are affecting economies around the world, especially Ecuador which uses the U.S. dollar as its national currency. VOA's Brian Wagner visited Quito, where the economic crisis is sparking debate on whether or not to continue th

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Europe has received more bad economic news, with the 27-member European Union announcing the business downturn would be far worse this year than its earlier predictions. The European Union's economy is expected to shrink by four percent this year -

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Thailand's heightened political tensions have sent a shudder through the economy, hitting the share market and the tourism industry. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, industry groups have called on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to end the state

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