One of the nation's largest independent mortgage lenders has been taken over by the federal government after determination the California-based thrift was unsound. The decision by the Office of Thrift Supervision comes after efforts by IndyMac to ra

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The United Nations Security Council is holding emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. The move comes amid reports that Russia has taken its first tentative steps toward pulling its forces ou

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There are confusing reports about Russian actions in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia today. While journalists on the ground there reported seeing tanks and military convoys leaving key positions and heading back toward Moscow, US officials inc

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are sitting down at this hour with congressional leaders to discuss the widening economic crisis. Stock prices rebounded sharply today. That followed a report the administration has a ne

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Hello, everyone. I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We begin in Kenya where tribal fighting has taken a gruesome turn this weekend. In the western Rift Valley region, the Red Cross says there are

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I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited North Carolina today. He met with the reverends Franklin and Billy Graham this

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Stock prices fell sharply in the final half hour of trading today because of continued fears about the banking and auto industries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 7.3% of its value today. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports. Prices were down throughout

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Voting is expected to be unusually heavy on Tuesday. Millions voted early in states that permitted it. These people voted Saturday in Miami, Florida. And I'm Ba

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IN THE NEWS - McCain Can Launch National Campaign; Democrats Still Stuck John McCain secures the Republican nomination. New life in Clinton campaign intensifies issue of re-votes in Florida and Michigan. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 March 2008

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IN THE NEWS - After Five Years of War, Attention Turns to What New President Would Do Obama and Clinton both promise withdrawal, but differ on timing. McCain supports the Iraq policies of President Bush, who says this is a fight America can and must

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THIS IS AMERICA - Coming Down to the Finish Line for a Race That Is About to Begin The presidential campaign heads into the last six contests to choose a Democratic nominee. Also, short biographies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. T

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the two major presidential candidates gave new details of their plans to help Americans deal with the economic crisis. On Monday, Democrat Barack Obama offered proposals totaling sixty bil

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain and Barack Obama held their second presidential debate this week. They took questions before a group of undecided voters in the style of a town hall meeting. As expected, many questions were ab

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Sarah Palin and Joe Biden during the vice presidential debate on Thursday night Americans are a month from elections on November fourth. This week the vice presidential candidates of the two major parties

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain After Super Tuesday, Republicans have their likely nominee for president in the November election, John McCain. But for Democrats, there was nothing super about the biggest day of voting in the

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AS IT IS 2016-09-15 How Much Medical Information Must Presidential Candidates Release? 总统候选人应该披露所有的健康信息么? Recent stories about American presidential candidates have raised questions about how much candidates should s

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今天我们要学的词是at odds。 At odds, 意见分歧。 Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes, 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。在是否应该取消对军人同性恋不问不说的政策

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I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has wrapped up his fact-finding trip to Afghanistan. He's touring the Middle East and Europe and som

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Hello, I am Melissa Long at the CNN Center here in Atlanta one o'clock in the afternoon Eastern time. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Two hundred people are out of their homes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after fears that flood water

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Hey, good morning to you from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here are some of the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS. The economy, of course, is still Issue No.1 on the campaign trail. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator Joh

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