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This week Monday, a coalition of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in Washington to block a pending law in the Western U.S. state of Arizona. Arizona is on the U.S. border with Mexico, and the controversial law is a response to illegal immigration to t

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By Parke Brewer Washington 22 May 2006 Security issues always play a role at major sporting events and that is no different for next month's World Cup football finals in Germany. Allianz-Arena stadium

2006年VOA标准英语-Allegations of Secret US Prisons in Europe

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 08 June 2006 watch Secret Prisons report There have been vehement rejections in Europe and the United States of a report asserting the existence of secret U.S prisons in Europe. A Council of Europe investigation alle

2006年VOA标准英语-Former Political Prisoners Seek to Aid Tho

By Ron Corben Mae Sot, Thailand 23 February 2006 Former Burmese political prisoners now living in Thailand have formed an association to support compatriots still detained back home. Burmese women sho

VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - Irish in America: Remembering

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. March seventeenth is Saint Patrick's Day, a time to celebrate Irish culture. The Census Bureau says that in two thousand seven, thirt

2006年VOA标准英语-Security Inconveniences, But No Major Prob

By Brian Padden Turin, Italy 20 February 2006 watch Security report At the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy there have been no real security problems. But officials there say they remain on a high leve

2006年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka Elections May Affect Direction o

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 March 2006 Sri Lanka has held local government elections that are being widely seen as a referendum on President Mahinda Rajapakse's handling of a peace process with th

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The United Nations is launching a $35 million emergency appeal for Madagascar, which is suffering from multiple crises, including cyclones, drought and political instability. An aerial view of a part of Morondava, Madagascar shows floodwaters Thursd

VOA标准英语2012--As Conventions Near Debate Continues on Same-Sex Marriage

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VOA标准英语2011--G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Sol

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VOA标准英语2012--'Friends of Syria' to Meet in Tunis

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VOA标准英语2011--Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Securit

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VOA标准英语2011--Security Forces Fire on Bahrain Mourners

Security forces have fired shots in Manama on Friday, where demonstrators were gathering for an anti-government rally, in defiance of a government ban on protests. Hospital officials say there are casualties. Mourners began chanting opposition slogan

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The pearl luggers then turned their attention to something else, a much bigger target. The reef has always provided a great haven for large animals, like turtles who nest on the coral piece. Whole populations of turtles were brought to the verge of e

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2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Begins Security Crackdown, US Insists Sadr

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 14 February 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has announced the start of the long-awaited security crackdown in Baghdad. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from northern Iraq that the U.S. military is also saying that

2007年VOA标准英语-Critics Say Understaffed AU Force Unable to Pro

By Noel King Kutum, Sudan 07 March 2007 The African Union mission, charged with monitoring Sudan's Darfur region, shoulders the enormous burden of providing security to some 2.5 million displaced people spread across a remote area the size of France.