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Alaskans are heading home early from work tonight to catch the vice presidential debates set to begin in about two hours from now. Sarah Palin's nomination has revealed more about the governor than most Alaskans ever knew. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold rep
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. NPR's Audie Cornish reports. Minnesota Senator Al Franken read the tallies at the end of the confirmation vote. On this vote, the yeas are 68 and the nays are 31. Th
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. The United States Senate is now considering my nomination of Judge Sam Alito to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. As Americans saw in his confirmation hearings, Sam Alito is a man of great character and integ
1. Anti-government forces now control Zawiya. The forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the Libyan city. The city of 200,000 is just 30 miles from the capital Tripoli. 2. Republican officials say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends t
1. Tim Pawlenty has dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. The move came a day after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll. Pawlenty had struggled to gain traction in Iowa, a state he said he must win. 2. Five p
1. Herman Cain is suspending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. His campaign is suffered since allegations of sexual harassment and a long-term affair surfaced. Cain calls those claims hurtful but still false. 2. Iraq's prime minister says
1. It is a big day for Mitt Romney in Texas. The state is holding its presidential primary and has enough delegates to push him over the top and secure the Republican nomination. 2. Rescue workers are combing through the rubble of Italy's latest dead
1. President Barack Obama says programs to help struggling homeowners have not worked as he had hoped, so he's calling on Congress to do more. He's detailing a proposal to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest r
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place Sunday in Los Angeles, California. It is the most exciting event of the year for people who make movies and for peo
VOICE ONE: This is Stan Busby. VOICE TWO: And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Nineteen sixty-eight was a presidential election year in th
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Abdullah Gul was sworn in this week as the eleventh president of Turkey. The fifty-six-year-old economist formerly served as foreign minister. Abdullah Gul after his election He easily won the election in
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Ronald Reagan Today, we tell about the campaign for president in nin
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Stan Busby with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about the administration of the thirty-ninth president
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Richard Rael with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about the presidential election of nineteen seventy-s
Top Republican Presidential Candidates Debate 共和党总统候选人举行辩论 The ten Republican presidential candidates who received the highest levels of support in public opinion surveys debated Thursday night in Cleveland, Ohio. The event ma
AS IT IS 2016-07-11 Republican, Democratic Conventions Could Be Exciting On July 18th, Republicans begin a four-day meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, to choose their partys candidate for president. The following week Democrats choose their presidential can
AS IT IS 2016-06-16 Clinton Could Be First US Woman President 希拉里会成为第一位美国女总统 Hillary Clinton has earned enough delegates to win the Democratic Partys nomination for president. It will be the first time in U.S. history that
AS IT IS 2016-04-07 Cruz's Victory Slows Trump's Path 克鲁兹胜利使特朗普受阻 With a victory in the state of Wisconsin, Texas Senator Ted Cruz slowed Donald Trumps push to capture the Republican Partys presidential nomination. Cruz called h
AS IT IS 2016-04-21 Trump, Clinton Win in New York, Move Closer to Nominations 川普与克林顿分别赢得纽约州初选 Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won big victories in New York States presidential primary election on Tuesday. Trump, a bill
Presidential Facts and 'Firsts' A history of Presidents' Day The third Monday of February is known as Presidents Day in the United States. For almost 100 years, America officially honored the birthday of its first president, George Washington, on Feb