Advocates of liberal political positions have converged in the nation capital Saturday to express their concerns before Congressional elections in November. Many said they hoped Democrats will retain control of Congress, but that reform and change ha

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十)月

Earlier this year, the Republican Party-dominated legislature of Arizona passed a law calling for police to question the immigration status of anyone they encounter in carrying out their duties who presents what is called reasonable suspicion. The la

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Trump Looks to Reset Campaign as More Republicans Abandon Him WASHINGTON Less than three months before election day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is trying to reset his struggling campaign and regain momentum after a difficult perio

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's ask Julie Rovner about the federal health law. Proposed changes to that law will be even more up for the public debate this week, as we learn just how much a Republican plan to replace Obamacare may cost. Julie's a longtime

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today in Your Health, the future of the Affordable Care Act. On Wednesday, President Obama will meet with congressional Democrats about how to protect the health care reform plan that bears his name. Republican leaders have said

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NOEL KING, HOST: Democrats are having an identity crisis. Last week, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat New York Democrat Joe Crowley in a major upset. Ocasio-Cortez ran on a bold, progressive platform. And so now there is a lot of talk about

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奥巴马盼望2014重振威风 2014 will be a busy political year in the United States. President Barack Obama will outline his policy priorities when he delivers his State of the Union address on January 28. In November, voters will head to the pol

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The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 9.7 percent in the first month of the new year, providing Americans with some good news that the economic recovery may be taking hold. But, overall another 20,000 jobs were lost, which was disappointing as President B

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356. Buchanan elected President, 1856. 356.布坎南当选为总统(1856年) The Whigs and the Know-Nothings nominated Millard Fillmore for President and said nothing about slavery. 辉格党和美国本土党提名米勒德菲尔莫尔为总统,

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Today, America faces a make-or-break moment for the middle class. After the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes, some still want to return to the same policies that got us into this mess. Theyre the same policies that have stacked the deck against

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Weekly Address: Democrats and Republicans Have Shared Responsibility to Move America Forward 每周电视讲话:民主党人和共和党人有责任共同将美国推向前进 WASHINGTON In his weekly address, President Obama resolved to do everythin

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今天我们要学的词是commanding。 Commanding, 做为形容词,有占据主导地位的意思。 Our team holds a commanding edge in the shooting percentage, 我们队在投球命中率上占优势。在美国加州州长竞选中, Democrat

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 July 2007 A growing number of Republicans are breaking rank with President Bush on Iraq, with Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico the latest to call for a new strategy. Domenici's comments come as the Democratic-led Se

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reach an agreement to avoid the tax increases and deep government cuts that are set to take effect Tuesday. The next move in the fiscal drama is up to the Senate. In his weekly radio and Intern

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This is AP News Minute. President Obama says Republicans who are disavowing Donald Trump now should not get credit because they took so long. Obama also accused Republicans of letting hate-filled rhetoric go unchallenged inside the party for years. T

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The House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday by a vote of 328 to 93 that would heavily tax employee bonuses handed out by companies receiving government bailout funds. 美国国会众议院星期四投票,以328票赞成,93票反对

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今天我们要学的词组是on time。 On time是按时的意思。比如虽然天气恶劣,飞机还是按时抵达了, The plane arrived on time despite the bad weather. 美国人必须按时向政府报税,报税的最后期限通常是每年

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Hi, everybody. 嗨,大家好! Over the last few years, Democrats and Republicans have come together and cut our deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of spending cuts and higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans. 过去几年

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Hi, everybody. 大家好。 In recent weeks, you might have noticed something. 最近几周,你们可能注意到了一些事情, Or maybe even heard the sound of it if you live close enough. 或者如果你住在附近,也应该有所耳闻。

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From NPR news in Washington, I am Lakshimi Singh. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is staunchly defending the administrations handling of the Benghazi terror attack, in what may be her final congressional testimony on the matter before she steps do

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