NPR 2008-10-27

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to link his GOP opponent with President Bush's policies. Obama drew a crowd of tens of thousands of people to a rally this afternoon in downtown Denver, as NPR's Don Gonyea repor

NPR 2008-07-24

The House of Representatives passed a bill today designed to deal with the housing crisis. It would authorize the Treasury Department to give unlimited credit to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae for 18 months to keep the mortgage giants from collapsing. D

NPR 2008-07-31

President Bush today signed a five-year plan to triple the amount of US funding to globally fight AIDS. Mr. Bush called the 48-billion-dollar package the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in human history. HIV/AIDS is still

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VOA慢速英语2014 美国圣战分子在叙利亚被杀

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VOA慢速英语2014 Remembering a Civil Rights Hero and His Powerful Protest

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-28

1. Actor Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. His publicist says he died yesterday at his farmhouse near Westport, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer. Newman was a ten-time Oscar nominee, winning once for the Color of Money in 1987. 2. Co

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-26

1. Illinois police are still searching for the seven-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. An AMBER Alert was issued for him after Hudson's mother and brother were found slain. Police have a suspect in custody. 2. In a scramble t

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NPR 2008-05-04

Emergency workers are searching for more victims from deadly storms that raked Arkansas yesterday. At least eight people are dead and more are hurt in four more states. Dozens of homes have been damaged or destroyed. And the National Weather Service

NPR 2008-07-17

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told members of the House Financial Services Committee today that inflation is too high and remains a top priority of the Federal Reserve. The Fed Chairman also acknowledged Americans are hurting whether o

NPR 2008-07-19

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's planned trip to the Middle East drew faint praise today from his Re:publican rival John McCain. Sarah Hulett of Michigan Radio reports. Senator McCain told an audience at a General Motors facility in

NPR 2008-10-22

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is campaigning in Pennsylvania today. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. Obama has a solid lead in Pennsylvania but McCain is still battling to turn Pennsylvania red. If he is to pull an upset, he'll have to ta

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BBC news with Jerry Smit. The American film star Carrie Fisher who played princess Leia in the Star Wars film has died aged at 60 days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. Fellow passengers on the plane from London to California

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CNN 2008-09-27

Hi there, I am Brooke Baldwin at the CNN center in Atlanta and here is a look at what's happening Now In The News. Tonight's debate is a go, that is now official here. The much anticipated face-off between these two gentlemen Senator John McCain and

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-23

1. Stocks close sharply lower as investors worry that the economy is poised to weaken even as frozen credit markets slowly start to show signs of recovery. The Dow Jones Industrials ended down 515 points after being down nearly 700 points in the fin

VOA慢速英语2015 奥巴马与美国国会将在外交政策上起冲突

AS IT IS 2015-01-05 Obama, Congress Expected to Clash over Foreign Policy Some of President Barack Obamas loudest critics will have more power in 2015. They will take leadership positions in the United States Senate when the Republican Party takes co

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CNN 2008-11-01

Hi there, thanks for joining us. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A call to the coast guard today about an emergency off the coast of Miami. A small boat somehow ran aground and a number