DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today, we are marking an anniversary. Twenty-five years ago this week was the last time the federal gas tax went up. Today, that tax is still what it was in 1993 - 18.4 cents per gallon. And yet the costs of building and maintaini

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Transcript of the Prime Minister's Broadcast on the NHS Plan Friday 28 July 2000 The creation of the National Health Service back in 1948 lifted a massive worry from people's lives. For the first time, health care did not depend on wealth. Need, not

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U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

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Rail challenges: From both a technological and legal perspective, rail projects can produce bigger challenges than almost any other type of infrastructure projects. The next hour or so, my partner Jon Hart will be speaking about particular issues tha

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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The fund says it has saved more than 7 and a half million lives by supporting prevention and treatment programs. However, in November, it announced it had ca

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美国健保法案 - 两党9月摊牌 U.S. lawmakers return to Washington next month and they face a deadline of October 1 on how to continue funding the federal government. 美国国会议员休会结束之后下个月回到华盛顿的时候,必须

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法国恐袭激化美国政争 U.S. lawmakers in both parties have seized upon last week's terrorist attacks in France in an ongoing battle over reforming America's oft-criticized immigration system. Funding for domestic security operations, as well

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Business plan What should be included in your business plan? The following should be in my business plan. *Explains the product you manufacture or sell, or the service that you will provide. *Sets forth the qualifications and experience of you and ot

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Education Report - Thousands of US Teachers Lose Jobs as States Cut Budgets This is the VOA Special English Education Report. America's recession ended in June of two thousand nine but recovery has been slow. Many states face budget problems and have

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AS IT IS 2015-02-16 African Businesses Turn to Online Crowdfunding 世界银行帮助非洲企业转向网上众筹 Crowdfunding is a way to raise money from a large number of people over the Internet to support a project. Crowdfunding has become com

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USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah (r) and Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, 28 Jul 2010 A vote by the House of Representatives on emergency funding for the war in Afghanistan h

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Campaigners dressed as mock clean-up crew called the 'Greenwash Guerrillas' gather outside the National Portrait Gallery in London, 22 Jun 2010 Artists and environmental protesters have joined forces to attack British art galleries and museums over t

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For the cost of a bowl of soup, St. Louis residents become art patrons David Weinberg | St. Louis, Missouri 18 May 2010 Funding for the arts has been hit hard by the economic downturn. So many local groups have turned to small-scale private donors. P

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In July 2012, the world's largest AIDS conference comes to Washington, D.C. It's the first time the gathering will be held in the United States since 1990 and preparations are already underway. Despite the massive U.S. financial, medical and scientif

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Funding Crisis Adds to Ramadan Hardship in Palestinian Territories Muslims around the world are observing the second week of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from sun-up to sun-down. The month is difficult anytime for many. This year it is proving

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution to require President Bush to give Congress a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the measure which had bipartisan supp

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When the Affordable Care Act became law, the state of Oregon embraced it. As a result, some 95 percent of Oregonians now have health insurance, one of the highest rates in the nation. That's due in part to Medicaid expansion. Tod

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In 1988, the US government instituted a ban on federal funding on Needle Exchange Programs for peole inject Street Drugs.Here is a quote from the article in the July 1998 issue of Scientific American on HIV prevention.Access to clean needles can help

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2.1 Apply for What Kind of School 申请何种学校 W: I am trying to decide what school to apply to? M: Are you thinking about a public school or a private one? W: I am not sure. What's the difference between them? M: Public schools are usually sta

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今天我们要学的词是 in tatters. In tatters意思是被损坏的,支离破碎的。U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted recently that the FBI's reputation is in tatters. 美国总统川普最近发推说,美国联邦调查局名誉扫地。

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