EXPLORATIONS - Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery Map a Nation By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: This is Mary Tillotson with the VOA Special English p

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Still no hope yet for homeowners looking to sell and profit. The latest SP/Case Shiller Home Price Index finds homes rent for less money in most major US cities in the first month of the year. And in 11 markets, the price drops accelerated. Housing a

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1. Flood-weary residents in Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio are fighting to save their homes following this weeks heavy rains. Some 70 Missouri counties have reported flooding this week. At least 200 homes have been evacuated in the southern part of the

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On Monday, the National Weather Service alert said the levee may fail at any time. Yesterday was any time. This is the levee we've been telling you about in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. We reported on it yesterday, in fact. It failed in at least four spot

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As the Mississippi River flows south toward the Gulf of Mexico it passes other cities, but the biggest one is St. Louis, about half-way down. 密西西比河一路向南流往墨西哥湾,沿途还经过其他城市,其中最大的就是中途的圣

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #83 - Franklin Pierce, Part 2 By Christine Johnson Broadcast: Thursday, October 07, 2004 Christine Johnson (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Ri

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #82 - Franklin Pierce, Part 1 By Chris Johnson Broadcast: Thursday, September 30, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the V

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #52 - James Monroe, Part 2 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, March 04, 2004 (Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (Theme) As we report

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James Monroe easily won election in 1816. He had a relaxed, likeable personality and was popular with voters. In addition, many saw him as a last connection to the countrys founding generation. Monroe had fought in George Washingtons army during the

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1. The rising Missouri River has ruptured two levees in northwest Missouri. That sent torrents of floodwaters to the rural farmland toward the Iowa town of Hamburg and the Missouri resort town of Big Lake. 2. House officials say the House Ethics Comm

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AS IT IS 2015-08-12 Unrest Marks Anniversary in Ferguson, Missouri The U.S. town of Ferguson, Missouri is tense, one year after the shooting death of an unarmed black man. A white police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Monday night

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AS IT IS 2016-03-16 Trump, Sanders Spar Over Rally Violence 特朗普、桑德斯造势会频现暴力事件 U.S. presidential candidates disagree about who is responsible for violence at recent political rallies. Republican candidate Donald Trump sa

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历届世博:1904年圣路易斯世博会Louisiana Expo英语介绍The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis Worlds Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. BackgroundIn 1904 St. Louis

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - July 14, 2002: Frank and Jesse James By Paul Thompson VOICE 1: People in America, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) Two of the most famous outlaws of th

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1. Authorities in Missouri say they've caught a gunman who tried to enter an army base. The man then led police on a chase during which shots were fired. He's later spotted walking into a building at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: More secret money is finding its way into politics, this time at the state level. Perhaps even B.J. Leiderman, who writes our theme music, has made a contribution. Nonprofit groups have popped up around the country affiliated with

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Topics: American Authors - Emily Post; American Cities - Branson, Missouri; either versus both; to do a special on (someone/something) versus to do a segment on (someone/something); to towel off Words: finishing school/charm school debutante ball boa

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GWEN IFILL: It's been an eventful day in Columbia, Missouri, where the university has been the center of national attention over racial tensions on campus. At the heart of the protest was a hunger strike that resonated across the campus and across th

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Kansas and Missouri 肯萨斯和密苏苏里 The new border war 新边境之战 Missouri calls for an economic truce with Kansas 密苏苏里提出与肯萨斯达成经济休战协定 I hear the tax breaks are good in Kansas 听说肯萨斯州有好的

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Explanation: Before there were cars or very good railroads, which are special roads for trains, most transportation in the United States relied on (or used) rivers. Using boats on rivers was the fastest way to move people and goods (or products, like

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