BLOOMINGTON, IL As he works to get his crops planted, the weather keeps Illinois farmer Gerald Thompson in his fields during the day. Worrying about the political direction of his country is what often keeps him up at night. To me, we are in such a d

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(6月)

1. Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa today. He's been doing well in the polls there and has become the latest target of the pack of Republicans vying for the party's nomination. 2. A two-and-a-half-hour funeral procession for

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President Obama is declining Senate Republicans' invitation to visit the Capitol and speak to them about the impasse in budget talks. White House spokesman Jay Carney said there's no point since the White House already knows Republicans' position. Ea

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英国的政党制度是什么样子的? Yvonne: You're listening to 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Stephen has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Stephen! Stephen: Hi Yvonne! Yvonne: This year, there's a special British bank ho

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Republicans in the House of Representatives released their plan for overhauling the U.S. tax code today, the most sweeping proposal of its kind in more than three decades. It was embraced quickly by President Trump and lawmakers say they aim to pass

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THIS IS AMERICA - Election Day Will Bring Struggle for Power, Direction of USBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Monday, October 30, 2006 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年慢速英语(十)月

美国立法议员们准备年终收官之战 The plight of Syrians fleeing oppression and bloodshed should resonate with Americans who just celebrated Thanksgiving according to President Barack Obama. 美国总统奥巴马表示正逃离压迫苦难及

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GWEN IFILL:On Monday, the president laid out his agenda for his second term in office. Today, House Republicans took their first step to position themselves for a series of upcoming fiscal battles. MAN:The gentleman is recognized. GWEN IFILL:On the H

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Wisconsins recall vote 威斯康星州的罢免 End of a fantasy 幻想的终结 A backlash against the states feisty conservatives fizzles out 对本州暴躁保守派的反抗终于失败 Aug 13th 2011 | FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN | from the print edit

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Environmentalism under fire 环境保护遭遇攻击 Soaring emissions 不断增加的废气污染 The rhetoric about environmental controls killing jobs is getting louder and louder 声称环境保护会导致就业机会减少的言论愈演愈烈

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The trouble with half and half这一半与那一半之间的苦恼 The plan to fix Californias budget has run into problems 解决加州预算的方案陷入困境 JERRY BROWN was being forced to contemplate plans B and C to save his governorship as

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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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美债大限即至 谈判仍陷僵局 美国错过提高其16.7万亿美元债务上限截止日期的可能性昨日增加。为结束华盛顿僵局而达成协议的努力在国会不了了之。 Talks to end impasse falter The chances of the US m

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

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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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Lexington 莱克星顿 Dreamy footsoldiers of the Left 左派步兵,如痴如梦 Some Democrats haven't noticed that the next election is this year, not 2016 一些民主党忽视下一场选举近在今年,而不是2016 ELECTION fever grips 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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Health reform 医疗改革 Medicare, the opera 医改的闹剧 Another election, another nonsensical fight over the elderly 又一场选举,又一场关于老年人的荒谬斗争 APRIL has been a cheerful month for the Affordable Care Act, better

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch on Thursday passed a procedural vote in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and was allowed to advance in the Senate for a full-floor confirm

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