The Illinois Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge that questioned the fitness of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to hold office since he faces federal corruption charges. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports. The state's attorney general had filed

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

President-elect Barack Obama says he is glad to see the Big Three automakers put forward more serious plans for restructuring, though he says he will withhold judgment on those plans until after auto executives appear at Congressional hearings. NPR'

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Explanation: U.S. senators serve (or work in their public position) for six-year terms that are staggered, which means they dont all begin and end at the same time. One-third of the senators are elected every two years. With staggered terms, there ar

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 美国精神

Hello, and happy Monday to you. I'm Stacey Elgin at the CNN center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President-elect Barack Obama has named Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. Geithner will be the point man on the f

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Hello from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It is Wednesday, November 26th. And here's a look at some of the stories making news right now. Barack Obama is going back to the future for advice on fixing the faltering economy. Preside

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #84 - Franklin Pierce, Part 3 - Election of 1856 By Christine Johnson Broadcast: Thursday, October 14, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Ray Fr

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 The Making of a Nation

Good morning, hope your Friday is up to a good start. From CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is your NOW IN THE NEWS update. The Labor Department has just released unemployment numbers today for the month of December and the unemployment

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Hi everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Israel's assault on Gaza continued Sunday despite claims from Israel's defense minister that the campaign may be in its final stages

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Hello to you I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta, here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Thousands of people are pouring into Washington to see one man make history. Today President-elect Barack Obama attended a wreat

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President-elect Barack Obama told state governors today upon his swearing-in he will be willing to help them come up with ways to create jobs and deal with declining revenues. At a meeting of the National Governors Association in Philadelphia, Mr. O

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing where lawmakers expressed frustration about the continually changing Treasury Department program to help financial institutions. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Banks testified on how they are spending funds

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

President-elect Barack Obama held his first news conference today after meeting with a group of economic advisors. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. President-elect Obama held the meeting with the advisors ranging from Warren Buffett to former Treasury Se

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President-elect Barack Obama says the US economy is bad and getting worse. The President-elect made his remarks today during a visit to Capitol Hill for a meeting with House and Senate leaders to talk about an economic stimulus plan. For a meeting t

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Obama, Trump React Very Differently to Death of Fidel Castro 奥巴马、特朗普对于菲德尔卡斯特罗的死亡的反应 The death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has produced a mix of reactions in the United States. The death confirms

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JUDY WOODRUFF:To that other news now. President-elect Donald Trump ran into growing criticism today of one of his first transition appointments. On Sunday, he named conservative media executive Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. Bannon's been accu

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

今天我们要学的词是inner circle。 Inner circle, 指核心圈子,心腹密友 。美国当选总统奥巴马正在紧锣密鼓地为权力交接做准备。 Obama's inner circle will play key roles in the new administration, 奥巴马身边最

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

1. President-elect Obama and President Bush have held their first face-to-face meeting since election. Obama and his wife arrived at the White House about ten minutes early. The president and president-elect later waited for cameras as they strode a

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十一)月

JUDY WOODRUFF: The nation marks the passing tonight of a major figure of the 20th century. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the planet, and the oldest person ever to go into space. He passed away today at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, at th

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今天我们要学的词是eleventh hour。 Eleventh hour, 第11个小时,指最后时刻。 An eleventh hour deal, 最后一刻达成的协议。美国政府距离权力交接只剩下大约一个月了。 The Bush administration is pushing throug

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The conversation between Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan was just a courtesy call, vice-president elect Mike Pence said on Sunday as he attempted to damp down a diplomatic firestorm that has the potential to upend US-China relations. 美国候

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