Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been convicted on all counts against him at his corruption trial in Washington. The longest-serving Republican in the Senate could face up to five years in prison for each of the seven counts he was found guilty on. St

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Support for NPR Podcasts comes from Northwestern Mutual, the quiet company, committed to building lifelong relationships in communities and protecting financial futures. From NPR News in Washington, I'm Paul Brown. Police and Northern Illinois Unive

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1. It's a guilty verdict for a wealthy Long Island couple accused of what prosecutors called ''modern-day slavery''. The jury convicted Mahender Sabhnani and his wife Varsha of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment. The charges include forced

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Now, today, eight senators, four Democrats, four Republicans, floated a sweeping immigration reform plan, that would among other things give illegal immigrants already in United States a path to citizenship without first sending them home, they seems

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This is AP News Minute. O.J. Simpson has been granted parole. He served 9 years in prison in Nevada for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia. The former football and TV star will be released in October. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he

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With the Democratic nomination secure, Barack Obama now faces work to unite the party. Will it mean he chooses Hillary Clinton for vice president? Transcript of radio broadcast: 07 June 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In the United

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Senator Hillary Clinton of New York has reportedly emerged as a candidate to be secretary of state in the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Mr. Obama has a meeting Monday with his former Republican opponent for the

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A gathering of U.S. foreign policy experts, observers and diplomats has heard that American policy toward Africa will remain more or less constant, regardless of who wins the November 4 presidential election. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa repo

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A new Associated Press poll gives Democrat Barack Obama a six-point lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race. But, a leading pollster tells VOA he expects a close race for the White House in November. VOA National correspondent

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Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges

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By Jim Malone Washington 28 February 2008 The war in Iraq has reemerged as a central issue in the U.S. presidential election campaign. In recent days, Republican contender John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama have exchanged verbal salvos

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With roughly one month to go until Election Day in the United States, the two major presidential campaigns are stepping up their attacks on each other. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Washington. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to supporters during a

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One of the unexpected stars of Wednesday night's U.S. presidential debate turned out to be someone who was not even on the stage in New York. A man called Joe the Plumber was mentioned a total of 23 times by the candidates, who each tried to use him

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今天还是要讲在总统大选年里你常常会听到的两个习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语都和侯选人的当选机会和希望有关。 第一个习惯用语是从射击或者赛马这两种体育运动中借用来的。它是: l

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今天我们要学的词是barbecue。 Barbecue, 烧烤,这可是夏天少不了的活动。 There are few things more fun than a great American barbecue, 没有什么事儿会比美国人的烧烤更让人开心。 We like to host big backyard bar

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One of the unexpected stars of Wednesday night's U.S. presidential debate turned out to be someone who was not even on the stage in New York. A man called Joe the Plumber was mentioned a total of 23 times by the candidates, who each tried to use him

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The third and final American presidential debate produced heated discussion of the slumping U.S. economy and some testy exchanges about the conduct of the candidates' two campaigns. 第三次也是最后一次美国总统候选人辩论会星期三晚上

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President Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are both calling for an end to a moratorium on developing oil and natural gas resources along much of the U.S. coastline. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes such a m

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今天我们要学的词是 insider. Insider圈内人。U.S. Senator John McCain warned President Trump against nominating more defense industry insiders to top Pentagon posts. 美国联邦参议员麦凯恩警告川普总统,不要再提名更多国

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US Senator McCain Mourns Vietnam War Buddy美国参议员麦凯恩为越战伙伴哀悼 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War. 58000名美国人死于越南战争。 Colonel George Bud Day won the Medal of Honor in 1976.On August 26, 1967, Day eje

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