1. It is a weekend to remember those serving the country. President Bush is asking Americans to pause on Monday for a moment of remembrance. At Arlington National Cemetery, each headstone is being marked with an American flag. 2. Presidential candid

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1.The Dow closes up as talks drag on in Washington about rescuing the nation's financial institutions. Plans for a 700-billion-dollar bailout come as US suffers its largest bank collapse in history. Republicans on Capitol Hill want less government i

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Still lots of undecided voters out there, with less than a week to go before election day. But many of these undecideds may already have made their choice. Even though

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Here are the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS. It is one day after the tornadoes in Colorado, where a state of emergency is now in effect after that deadly tornado came roaring through. Thecleanup has just

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 February 2008 Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama split victories in primary elections and caucuses Tuesday, known as Super Tuesday, when voters in two dozen American states voiced their preference for preside

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

Republican presidential candidate John McCain lent a hand Wednesday, as delegates to the Republican convention took time out to pack supplies for hurricane victims in the Gulf Coast. The looming storm led convention organizers to curtail opening day

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Wednesday's presidential debate was the third and last between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. But on Thursday they both attended a yearly political tradition in New York, a dinner to rai

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By Jim Malone Washington 25 April 2007 Republican John McCain has officially launched his 2008 campaign for president. The Arizona senator is hoping to regain some of the political momentum he has lost in recent months to former New York City Mayor R

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Republican presidential contender John McCain intends to focus on domestic economic issues this week while his Democratic opponent, Senator Barack Obama, continues his tour of the Middle East and Europe. But on Monday, McCain was quick to respond to

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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama spoke before tens of thousands of people in the German capital of Berlin Thursday, the most dramatic moment yet in his tour of the Middle East and Europe. Obama's international trip has received worldwi

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Two new public opinion polls give Democrat Barack Obama a sizable lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the election campaign from Washington. Barack Obama poses with

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By Jim Malone Washington 11 April 2007 Republican presidential contender John McCain made an impassioned plea for public support for the war in Iraq Wednesday. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates are pressing just as hard for Congress to se

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By Jim Malone Washington 12 June 2008 A new public opinion poll shows Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain in the race for the White House by a margin of 47 to 41 percent. The Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll was conducted as the ge

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Republican presidential contender John McCain spent much of Wednesday far from the U.S. campaign trail. McCain was in Colombia where he praised the government of President Alvaro Uribe for its drug interdiction efforts, but also urged the government

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 March 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton scored crucial primary wins Tuesday in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, reviving her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her opponent, Senator Barack Obama, has more pl

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John McCain is the United States Senator for Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for U.S. President in the 2008 election. 约翰麦凯恩是美国亚利桑那州的参议员,2008年总统大选的共和党总统候选人。 He had a distingu

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At a White House ceremony, President Barack Obama has praised the outgoing Secretary of Defense as exemplary, thanking him for the job he has done. When I asked Chuck to serve as the Secretary of Defense, we were entering a significant period of tran

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Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Im Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We'll begin with hurricane Ike. It is still a few days away from possible landfall in the US. But people are alr

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British newspapers say Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, follows last month's announcement by U.S. President B

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今天学的词组是throw one's hat in the ring。这个词组的字面意思是把帽子扔进拳击场。据说在19世纪的拳击比赛中,有人要和拳击手较量,就把帽子扔进拳击场里 -- throw his hat in the ring。后来把帽子

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