VOA慢速英语2010年-President Obama Agrees to Extend Tax C

President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans Monday. It would extend for two years the tax cuts put in place by former president George W. Bush. The tax cuts were to end in January. The compromise extends current income tax r

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2006年VOA标准英语-Liberals Compete with Conservatives for Religio

By Jim Malone Washington 31 October 2006 Republicans are depending on a strong voter turnout among conservative Christians on November 7 as one way to limit expected Democratic gains in the midterm congressional elections. But some liberal groups al

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Wal-Mart is asking a federal appeals court in San Francisco to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit. A lower court ruling allowed a class-action case to move forward. It involves more than 1 million current and former female employees of the world's

VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters

IN THE NEWS - Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters 新闻报道 - 视频显示罗姆尼抛弃奥巴马支持者 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Surveys of likely American voters s

VOA标准英语2012--Poor US Job Numbers Play Key Factor in Presidential Race

Poor US Job Numbers Play Key Factor in Presidential Race The August job numbers mark the 30th month of private-sector job growth, though just barely. Experts say the economy needs to add at least 100,000 new jobs each month just to keep up with popul

VOA标准英语2012--President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy

President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy With Americas fragile economic recovery appearing to gain momentum, U.S. President Barack Obama has a simple message: keep it going. The last thing we need is for Washington to stand in the

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: So getting calcium in your diet is essential to keeping your bones strong. Well, what do you do if you can't do dairy? A Navajo graduate student at Northern Arizona University got really interested in that question when he came ac

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To another story now. Forty percent of Americans don't have $400 to cover emergency expenses such as car repairs. Some people turn to payday loans or other costly ways to borrow money. But now, as NPR's Chris Arnold reports,

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The head of the U.S. central bank says the outlook for America's economic performance has worsened, and that the Federal Reserve may have to reevaluate current interest rates. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke s

VOA标准英语2009年-New York Yankees Compete in World Series

By Paige Kollock New York 31 October 2009 The New York Yankees are America's World Series again this year. It is one of two professional baseball teams in the country's largest city. The players who wear the Yankee's famous pinstripes are part of a

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The head of the U.S. central bank says the outlook for America's economic performance has worsened, and that the Federal Reserve may have to reevaluate current interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke amid continued swings in world markets, on

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