THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination to be our next Attorney General. I thank the committee for scheduling this vote. I urge them to approve this fine man's

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统电台演说

By Deborah Tate Washington 31 October 2007 President Bush's nominee to be attorney general, Michael Mukasey, has told U.S. senators he does not know whether the interrogation technique known as water boarding amounts to torture. His response has rais

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 November 2007 The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Bush's nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey to the post of attorney general. The Senate approved Mukasey by a vote of 53-40 during a late-night sessi

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1. New violence in Pakistan today. Police using baton s and tear gas clashed with about 200 supporters of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Dozens were arrested. Bhutto meanwhile was detained at her home where authorities were station ed outside. 2.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

1. Some Democrats objected, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of President Bush's choice for Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Those who voted NO say they did so because Mukasey had refused to call the interrogation pract

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1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linge

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IN THE NEWS - Michael Mukasey, New US Attorney General, Steps Into an Agency Under Fire By Brianna Blake / Broadcast: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Michael Mukasey became America's top law enforcement offi

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By Teresa Sullivan Washington 30 May 2006 US football goalie Kasey Keller The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team heads to Germany this week for the 2006 World Cup to compete with 31 other nations for the sport's ultimate prize. This will be the first t

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Kasey Chambers' 'Little Bird' Takes Flight Kasey Chambers was just 11 years old when she began her career as a member of The Dead Ringer Band, a group led by her parents. In 1999, at the age of 23, Kasey released her first solo album to considerable

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 February 2008 Lawmakers pressed the U.S. attorney general on Thursday for more specifics about the legal justifications used by the Bush administration in authorizing the past use of the extreme interrogation technique

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歌手简介:Kasey Chambers总让我想到传说中的荆棘鸟,一只栖息于澳大利亚荒蔓枝条间的荆棘鸟。与澳洲小天后Delta Goodrem相比,Kasey Chambers肯定不是高贵的云雀,她没有动人的容颜,嗓音也不圆润、甚至不优美,但她的音质却很独特高亢的声线不加一点修饰,随性的娃娃

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

Pony出自Kasey Chambers第三张专辑Wayward angel(《任性天使》)。在这张专辑里,一度走在乡村乐和摇滚乐交接点的kasey,音乐路逐渐拓宽并呈多元化趋势。专辑中,高音危危欲坠的荆棘鸟不见了,Kasey开始朝舒缓和流行化发展,而她对节奏、对鼓点的把握似乎也比以前沉稳

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Pretty Boy M2M I lie awake at night 晚上我躺在床上没有一点睡意 See things in black and white 世界对我来说只有黑与白 I've only got you inside my mind 你的形象无时无刻不在我脑中闪动 You know you have made me blind 我的眼里只有你 I lie awake and pray

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By Scott Stearns White House 14 November 2007 President Bush says America's new top law enforcement official will bring clear purpose and resolve to the Justice Department. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush attended the ce

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. military command in Iraq is blaming al-Qaida for spectacular bombings on Tuesday that killed at least 250 people. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. An Iraqi boy picks through the rubble after a c

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By Michael Bowman Washington 17 September 2007 President Bush has nominated a former federal judge to be U.S. Attorney General in what the White House hopes will be a first step towards ending months of turmoil and partisan rancor surrounding the Jus

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By Scott Stearns White House 03 November 2007 President Bush wants opposition legislators to approve his choice for the nation's next top law enforcement official. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Democrats say the president is no

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 Engineers with the U.S. space agency NASA are fixing a cabin leak discovered earlier this week in the space shuttle Endeavour . Officials are saying the problem will not delay the scheduled August 7 launc

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On A Bad Day by:Kasey Chambers Everytime my tears Have ever fallen I keep 'em in my pocket For a rainy day So when it's pouring I take them outside I let the rain start washin' My tears away But on a bad day When hearts are breaking There's not eno

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蓝色不够美丽又如何?Not Pretty Enough -- Kasey Chambers Not pretty enough--Kasey Chambers (Barricades Brickwalls) Am I not pretty enough Is my heart too broken? Do I cry too much? Am I too outspoken? Dont I make you laugh? Should I try it h

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