By Paul Thompson Broadcast: September 19, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. In the early days of the last century, an American doctor wrote about the Native American people called the La

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IN THE NEWS - Why Say Something Nice? US Elections Bring Out Attack AdsBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, November 04, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A picture from the negative a

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Republican Party activists and Republican voters mostly approve of Donald Trumps first actions as president of the United States. But the new president has low approval ratings among Democratic Party supporters and independent voters. After a month i

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - 1933: An Angry Nation Puts Its Hopes in President RooseveltBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, August 24, 2006 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special Engli

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WASHINGTONFormer U.S. President George W. Bush has emerged from a self-imposed hiatus from the American political scene to try to boost his younger brother Jeb's bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. George Bush attested to his brother

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AS IT IS 2016-10-10 What Washington Politicians Are Really Saying 华盛顿政治家们的真实意图是? It sounds so nice. My good friend... It is what some members of Congress say about their fellow lawmakers. But Chuck McCutcheon and David Mark

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WASHINGTONThe long battle for the Republican presidential nomination has now ended, settling on a new leader of the Republican Party: Donald Trump. Republicans nationwide reacted with a mix of disbelief, anger and grudging acceptance Wednesday, revea

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Taft Breaks From Teddy Roosevelt -- His Closest FriendBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, February 16, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a progra

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Jon Huntsman 洪博培 Picture perfect 完美无瑕的人 But can Utahs impressive ex-governor catch up with the front-runner for the Republican nomination, his fellow-Mormon Mitt Romney? 不过这位让人钦佩的犹他州前州长,能在共和党提

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - America Turns Inward After World War OneBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, May 04, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the V

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Obama's probable Republican opponent in November's presidential election, are campaigning on economic issues. The president campaigned Tuesday in the Midwestern state o

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WASHINGTON, DCDemocrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have strengthened their grip on their parties' presidential nominations, racking up a series of wins in key states on Super Tuesday, the primary election's most important day of votin

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今天我们要学的词是contender。 Contender, 是竞争者的意思。 A strong contender, 是强有力的竞争者。He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics, 他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。 再过一个月,美

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Obama Tours Storm-Ravaged Louisiana U.S. President Barack Obama left the campaign trail on the eve of his party's nominating convention to visit with Louisiana residents hard-hit by Hurricane Isaac. Obama toured St. John the Baptist Parish late Monda

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CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamas pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel wil

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U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass a housing plan he says will save qualifying homeowners thousands of dollars each year on their mortgage. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said the housing crisis has been one of the

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In remarks in Washington on Tuesday, President Barack Obama denounced a $3.5-trillion Republican budget plan, saying it would harm middle class Americans and set back the nation's economic recovery. Mr. Obama's speech sharpened his message to voters

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the White House will keep acting on its own if congressional Republicans fail to pass the Democratic administrations jobs bill. Republicans are offering their own proposals. Filling in for President Barack Obama to

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The US House of Representatives narrowly approved continuing the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions of citizens' phone records after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the government's efforts to thwart t

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