THIS IS AMERICA - Lincoln Portrait By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Monday, February 09, 2004 Broadcst: February 9, 2004 (THEME) ANNCR: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. Next Monday is

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey recently confirmed an investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 United States elections. Comey said his agency is studying possible links between Russian officials and the election c

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[00:00.00] Module 8 My past life [00:03.51]Unit 1I was born in a smallvillage. [00:07.87]Vocabulary and listening2 Listen and match the questions and answers. [01:00.74]4 Listen and read.Tony:Hey, Lingling.Where were you born? [01:09.10]Lingling:I wa

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US Presidents Seek Broader Ties to Africa Obamas trip to Africa is the latest in a list of visits by American presidents going back 70 years. Allan Lichtman is a presidential historian and professor at American University. So by going to Africa, pres

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Three American Presidents Three American Presidents are on the Titanic. It hits a huge iceberg. It starts sinking very quickly. Jimmy Carter yells, Quick, save the women and children! Richard Nixon says, Screw the women and children.Bill Clinton says

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Unit 38 Presidents of the United States Here are some astonishing facts about the national chief executives: When electing US Presidents, Americans haven't been partial to one type of man. Commanders in Chief of all kinds, tall and short, handsome an

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The third Monday of February is known as Presidents Day in the United States. For nearly 100 years, America honored its first president, George Washington, on February 22. That was his birthday. But the date was not a national holiday until 1968. Tha

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ys after celebrations honoring his bicentennial, Abraham Lincoln kept his rank as best US president, according to a survey of 65 historians that landed George W. Bush 36th out of 42 overall. 在美国纪念已故前总统亚伯拉罕 林肯诞辰两百

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一、ago的基本用法ago表示多久时间以前这一意义时,注意: (1) 只能与一段时间连用,不与一点时间连用;(2) 只能放在时间段之后,不能置于其前;(3) 通常只与过去时连用,不与现在完成时连

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. In the United States, the third Monday in February is a federal holiday. Federal law calls it Washington's Birthday, honoring the nation'

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The Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have pledged to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism, during talks held in Istanbul Friday. Turkey hosted the talks as part of an ongoing initiative to improve long strained relations

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Those Taliban who are not part of al-Qaida or other terrorist networks are welcome to come back to their country and lay down arms and resume life under the constitution of Afghanistan. - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai sa

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State of Union Allows Presidents to Outline Agenda Americans fought the British for independence, but borrowed their practice of having the head of state address government leaders regularly. Early presidents posted letters, not showing up at the Cap

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: On Tuesday afternoon, three days after clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, President Trump took questions from reporters, and he insisted that both sides were to blame for the violence. (

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Americans are used to the hurly-burly of political and legal debate. But historically, presidents have been careful not to criticize individual judges or their motives. Of course, President Trump has broken with a lot of institutio

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LOUGH ERNE, Britain, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations on Monday evening enjoyed local delicacies at a working dinner at the end of the first day of the summit. The eight G8 prime ministers and presidents w

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 02 January 2006 view Partnership report Once political rivals, former Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton have become unlikely partners. The former leaders starte

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 13 May 2006 Former presidents George H.W. Bush, left, and Bill Clinton shake hands Former U.S. presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton have announced several grants to

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House over issues including security, immigration and Cuba. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pe

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LOS CABOS, Mexico, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama Tuesday in Los Cabos, Mexico, on bilateral relations and major regional and global issues of common concern. Hu, during the meeting, said, This i

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