Dana joins us now live from Washington. So, Dana, you know, what is your take here? Is this typical political theater of someone's who's not going to be re-elected? Or is it a true sign of growing rage over the fact that we're spending money that we

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Eugene McCarthy: His Campaign for President in 1968 Forced a President From OfficeBy Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Sunday, May 07, 2006 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO:

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1. A call from President Barack Obama to the House to quickly approve a taxpack without changes already endorsed by the Senate. Some Democrats are denouncing the deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all taxpayers. 2. In Florida, school officials say t

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1. House Republicans want the Senate return to Washington to keep working on a new version of a payroll tax cut extension. Members of the House GOP don't like the version the Senate pleaded and approved for leaving town for the holidays. 2. North Kor

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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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President Obama is continuing the pressure on House and Republican to approve senate-passed measures that extend payroll tax cut for 2 months. The House needs to pass a short-term version of the compromise then we should negotiate agreement as quickl

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Broadcast: Feb 6, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the Unite

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And since yesterday was the third Monday in January, it was also Martin Luther King Day. For a lot of people, it's a day on, not a day off; a time to give back to their communities. Folks took part in hundreds of service projects across the U.S., fro

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PARIS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno announced Monday her resignation from the centre-right government after winning a seat in the country's upper house of parliament. A day after being elected as senator of Paris, Jouan

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill tying an increase in the federal borrowing limit to deep spending cuts, limits on future spending, and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. The Republican-sponsored measu

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Eight days after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the U.S. Senate voted down a series of proposals to restrict those eligible to buy firearms and expand screening of gun purchasers. 美国发生历史上最惨重枪击案8天过后,参

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1. Qantas's A380 made an emergency landing in Singapore after an engine blew out about 15 minutes after takeoff. Qantas has grounded its fleet of six A380s. One expert says the superjumbo was designed to fly on two of its four engines and would not h

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奥巴马会见国会领导人 WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders at the White House on Monday afternoon, as a partial government shutdown entered its 14th day and the threat of a debt defa

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The race for the Senate: Colorado 科罗拉多州参议院竞选 High, tolerant and Republican? 高容忍的共和党人? In a state that smiles on pot and same-sex marriage, Democrats are in trouble 在包容大麻和同性婚姻的科罗拉多州,

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He became a Democratic Massachusetts senator in 1962, replacing his brother when he resigned to become president, and was re-elected seven times. Senator Kennedy had been a dominant force in liberal US politics for almost half a century. Recently, h

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will be suspended from office for up to 180 days to prepare for her impending impeachment trial. Brazil's Senate voted 55 to 22 in favor of putting the President on trial for breaking budget laws this morning-- afte

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奥巴马签署临时议案结束关门 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed a last-minute deal early Thursday to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Obama signed the bill into law without fur

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意大利总理莱塔赢得信任投票 ROME - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote on the 2014 budget, reinforcing his coalition government a day before the Senate is expected to ban centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from pa

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今天学的词组是favor。Favor有赞成,支持的意思。比如美国国会中期选举之前共和党争取无党派选票失利, Independent voters strongly favor Democrats on Iraq and other major issues. -- 独立选民在伊拉克等主要问

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Obituary;Robert Byrd 讣告;罗伯特伯德 Robert C. Byrd, doyen of the United States Senate, died on June 28th, aged 92 罗伯特C伯德,资深美国参议院议员,逝世于6月28日,享年92岁 WHENEVER Robert Byrd walked the corridors

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