From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. President Bush is wrapping up his five-nation African tour with a visit to Liberia. He arrived today in the capital Monrovia named for President James Monroe. Liberia had been founded by freed slaves. The

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台二月

IN THE NEWS - John Kerry Chooses John Edwards for Vice President By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, July 10, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, in VOA Special English. The Democratic Nationa

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《A Dear John Letter》是一首曲调、内容并不令人激动的歌。整首歌实际上就五行歌词,重复了三遍。女主人公告诉约翰她恨写这样一封信,为的是通知他她再也不爱他了,她要另嫁他人,嫁给另一个约翰。这封信的内容在男主人公旁白后读出:男主人公正在国外战场上,此时战

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1. In Belgrade, rioters break into the US embassy, setting fire to an office after a massive protest against Kosovo's independence. And inside, a charred body is found. 2. The New York Times is standing by its story about John McCain's relationship

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AS IT IS 2014-11-06 Election Results Could Force Changes in US Foreign Policy 选举结果可能迫使美国改变外交政策 President Barack Obama may have less power to negotiate with other countries beginning in January. That is because his poli

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Paul Brown. At least 55 people are dead today after two suicide bombings at popular outdoor pet markets in Baghdad. At least 100 people were hurt. Here is Greg Smith with more. Just around 10:30 this morning, apparen

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Republican presidential hopefuls debated at the Reagan Library in California yesterday and sparks flew between Mitt Romney and John McCain. Romney said McCain's positions on taxes and campaign finance show he is not a true Conservative. 'He voted tw

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Fans took to the streets of Manhattan last night as the New York Giants managed to pull off one of professional football's biggest upsets. The Giants shocked the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl by beating the Pats 17 to 14

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder Millions of voters went to the polls in races across the country on Super Tuesday, but the race for the Democratic presidential nomination remains close. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both say their t

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1. Five Blackwater Worldwide guards indicted for deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting are all decorated military veterans. The men are charged following the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in a busy Baghdad intersection. 2. House and Senate staffers are spen

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1. Another day of wild swings on Wall Street with stocks finishing the day on a solid gain, ending up about 400 points. But investors are still sorting through mixed economic data for clues about the health of economy. 2. Republican John McCain decl

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A deadline set by Islamic State Militants has passed and theres no word on the fate of a Jordanian pilot or his fellow hostage, a Japanese journalist. The militants had threatened to kill the airman at sunset unless an al-Qaida prisoner was freed fro

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The November fourth presidential election in the United States is only about three months away. The two candidates are in a close race. Recent opinion studies show voters are most concerned about the econo

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Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US The near-daily slaughter in Syria is provoking widespread condemnation of the Assad government. For months, Republican Senator John McCain has pressed the Obama administration to consider ai

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今天我们要学的词是ground zero。 Ground zero, 原来是指核弹的爆炸地点,七年前九一一恐怖袭击事件发生后,现在说起Ground Zero, 一般都是指纽约世贸大楼的遗址。 U.S. Presidential candidates Obama and M

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1. It's getting even nastier out there on the campaign trail. With just a few days before the election, John McCain accused Barack Obama of being too liberal for the country. Meantime, Obama has shot back by saying McCain has abandoned the integrity

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The war in Iraq took center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday on the fifth anniversary of the start of the conflict. 星期三是伊拉克战争爆发五周年。在这一天,伊拉克战争成为美国总统竞选的中心议

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Some new public opinion polls suggest a close and volatile presidential race in the months ahead. 一些新的民意调查结果显示,今后几个月美国总统竞选的选情将非常接近和变化不定。 Some good news for Hillary Clinton in

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain laid out a detailed foreign policy blueprint in a speech in Los Angeles. McCain warned against a premature U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, but also said as president he would pursue closer relations with allie

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U.S. legislators are responding cautiously to statements from Saudi Arabia that hint at possible further increases in oil production, saying the United States must do more on its own to reduce its dependency on foreign sources of fuel. 美国国会议员

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