Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the birth date of one of Americas greatest civil rights leaders. Dr. Kings date of birth is January 15th, but the actual holiday is on the third Monday in January. The holiday recognizes th

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We are now on the eve of seeing a Senate proposal for health care, including replacing the Affordable Care Act. Republican leaders plan to release their bill tomorrow, after working on it behind closed doors for weeks. Late today, The Washington Post

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama led a meeting of Democratic and Republican lawmakers to discuss health reform. Thursday's meeting lasted more than six hours and was broadcast live on television and the Internet.

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1. Governors from across the country are in Washington, going back and forth about whether to accept economic stimulus dollars. Democrats say any Republicans who turn down the money are fringe governors, while Republicans say it's Democrats who are

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Kansas Struggle over Slavery Turns Violent 堪萨斯地区为奴隶制问题而激烈的斗争 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English! Im Steve Ember.

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208. The Republicans. 208.共和党人 Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Albert Gallatin, and their friends entirely disagreed with the Federalists on all of these points. They called themselves Republicans. 托马斯o杰佛逊、詹姆斯o麦迪逊、

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239. The Judiciary Act of 1801. 239.《司法法案》(1801年) One of the last laws made by the Federalists was the Judiciary Act of 1801. 联邦党人最后制定的那些法律中有一个是1801年的《司法法案》, This law greatly e

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315. The Independent Treasury System. 315.独立国库制度 What should be done with the government's money? 怎样处置政府的钱? No one could think of depositing it with the state banks. 没有人再想把它存入州立银行, Clay and

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It was too tired, stressed, said it had a headache. 它太累了而且压力太大,并称头疼。 But Barack lit some candles and got some silky satin sheets. 但巴拉克点了蜡烛并且弄来了一些丝缎床单。 Silky satin sheets now. 丝缎

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Weekly Address: President Obama: GOP Leadership Standing up for Outsourcing and Special Interests, Instead of American Workers 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统:共和党领导层代表的是海外企业和特殊利益集团的利益而不是美国劳

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Grant: The Civil War General Faced Battles of Politics and Government By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, July 28, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And in North Carolina, the libertarian on the ballot could help tip the result. Across the country, in at least 10 races, both parties are wondering what effect independent and third-party candidates will have. Where do they have a cha

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Future of the Central American Free Trade Agreement Unclear in Washington By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture

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1. Republicans and democrats are going to the polls in Michigan and Mississippi on Tuesday, both states holding the presidential primaries. Republicans are also voting in primaries in Idaho and Hawaii. 2. Authorities in central California say a commu

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti and this week on WORDMASTER: English teaching in Angola. Francisco Matete is president of ANELTA, the Angolan English Language Teachers Association, which came into being five years ago and today has about four hundred members. En

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Hi, everybody. 嗨,大家好。 Our top priority as a country right now should be doing everything we can to grow our economy and create good, middle class jobs. 我们国家现在的第一要务就是想尽一切办法促进经济增长和创造中产

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The president's new tax proposal that emerged over the weekend is adding fresh fuel to the ongoing debate over economic mobility and inequality in this country. It's a plan with many different components, but at the heart of it, the pr

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Amid the specter of a possible default on U.S. debt obligations - and dire warnings from economists, investors, and credit ratings agencies - Washington remains mired in a political standoff, blocking a deficit-reduction deal that would pave the way

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TAMPA, Florida Members of the Republican Party are gathering in Tampa, Florida amid the threat of bad weather for their week-long U.S. presidential nominating convention. Convention organizers have canceled their Monday program because of the approac

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Donald Trump continues to drive division in the Republican Party, as new polls have him losing ground in states that will be key to victory. We look at where the race stands now with Robert Costa. He's the national political reporter w

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