Cheek To Cheek是2014年由传统流行乐金嗓Tony Bennett与时尚流行乐女神Lady Gaga携手合作推出的爵士礼赞大碟。这张专辑也是两人继歌曲The Lady Is a Tramp[1] 后的第二次合作。 Cheek To Cheek发布后的首周在美

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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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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson shocked the nation when he announced he would not seek a second term as president. It was a decision that would change the course of the Vietnam War, and it was a moment i

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ENVIRONMENT REPORT - September 20, 2002: Jordan and Israel Seek to Help Dead Sea By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Israel and Jordan recently announced that they woul

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Buruli ulcer is a bacterial disease that eats away muscle tissue. People can become disabled. They may even need to have an arm or leg removed. Buruli ulcer disease can be easily treated with antib

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 20 January 2006 Two women cast their votes at a polling station in Iraq on Decemeber 15, 2005 As final results of January's election for a four-year parliament are annou

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Refugee activists say that 20 Catholic pilgrims have applied for asylum in Australia after attending last month's World Youth Day event. The Asylum Seekers Center of New South Wales reports the pilgrims are mostly from African countries. From Sydney

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Asian stock markets had another rough and tumble day, even as policymakers sought to restore confidence. Leaders of advanced economies voiced concern about swings in Japan's currency, and South Korea's president outlined his agenda for getting throu

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By Brian Wagner Miami 13 March 2008 As many as seven members of a Cuban national soccer team are reported to have defected in the United States shortly after playing a match in the U.S. state of Florida. VOA's Brian Wagner has more from Miami. Five o

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 May 2006 The largest population of Iranians living outside of their country is in Los Angeles. The exile population is watching the growing confrontation over Iran's

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By Phillip Wellman Dakar 12 October 2007 Officials at the United Nations say they would like to review disaster management policy in West Africa, where recent floods have killed hundreds and left hundreds of thousands displaced. They say the floods h

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 01 February 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon touched down in Kenya on Friday for talks with Kenya's opposition leader in a bid to keep the country's post-election chaos from descending into a wider ethnic war. At least

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今天我们要学的词是oversight。 Oversight, 有监督的意思。美国地铁最近事故频发。Unlike airplanes and highways, the subway system is not under federal oversight, 跟飞机和高速公路不同的是,地铁不受联邦政府监

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By Deborah Tate Washington 15 February 2008 The chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is to meet with his House counterpart Friday to try to resolve the political standoff over legislation to overhaul wiretapping legislation before curre

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The top U.S. military officer says he has ordered the development of a new, more comprehensive strategy for the war in Afghanistan, including a plan to shift U.S. forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, announced by President Bush on Tuesday. VOA's Al Pess

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By Jeff Swicord Cleveland, Ohio 18 March 2008 The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has rattled financial markets around the world. The crisis has triggered home foreclosures across the country, causing thousands of Americans to lose thei

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 11 November 2009 Liberian President Charles Taylor in court (file photo) U.N. prosecutors at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor want to limit his access to defense lawyers during cross-examination

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Topics: Ask an American - The Appeal of Superheroes; property versus propriety versus proprietary; trust versus believe; little does he know; suffocated; to relish Words: emotional connection wish fulfillment fantasy primordial balance to seek justic

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South Korea is taking the lead in creating a prospective pool of money with its cash-rich neighbors to prevent the worst effects of the American economic situation from spilling over in the region. Meanwhile, top financial officials are telling Sout

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Michael Bubl 新单《You Make Me Feel So Young》!暖洋洋的橙色画面一开始就奠定了 MV 的欢愉,在浓重的法兰西风情中,布布雷西装革履黑领带,俏皮踢踏小碎步,浑然天成的复古唱腔,柔滑细腻的抑

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