1. The head of the Transportation Security Administration is admitting that new airport pat-downs are more invasive than what most are used to. But it doesn't sound like they're going away. He tells a Senate committee that the procedures are needed t

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十一月)

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Voting is expected to be unusually heavy on Tuesday. Millions voted early in states that permitted it. These people voted Saturday in Miami, Florida. And I'm Ba

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Wednesday night, the United States Senate passed a rescue bill for the financial industry. A wide majority sent the bill for debate in the House of Representatives. The House rejected its own version

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AS IT IS 2016-04-19 Brazils Senate to Decide if President Should Face Trial 巴西参议院决定总统是否应该接受审判 Brazils political turmoil has intensified as lawmakers voted to carry forward the impeachment process against President Di

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THE Republican majority in the House of Representatives called its budget proposal The path to prosperity: A blueprint for American renewal. Whether it would live up to that billing we will never know, as Democratic opposition in the Senate will prev

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美议员对伊朗联大表现持有戒心 As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Western envoys meet with Iran's foreign minister, part of a renewed push to get Iran to agree to a deal on its nuclear program, lawmakers in Washington are watching

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Hey, good morning to you from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here are some of the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS. The economy, of course, is still Issue No.1 on the campaign trail. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator Joh

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THIS IS AMERICA - Democrats Plan a Busy First 100 Hours When They Take Control of Congress in January By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, November 13, 2006 Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special E

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48 越战老兵荣升美国联邦调查局局长 DATE=8-4-2001 TITLE=IN THE NEWS #492 - New FBI Director BYLINE=Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In The News. Ameri

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #72 - Election of 1844 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, July 22, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President John Ty

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #78- 1850 Compromise, Part 2 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, September 02, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) During

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奥巴马敦促加快移民改革立法 WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised Democratic effort and urged Republicans in Congress to speed up legislation on a comprehensive immigration reform that would pro

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter. The vote was 50 to 40, fa

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1. Expect another raucous day in Wisconsin after a controversial vote in the state Senate. Republicans approved the governor's measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers. They voted without any Democrats who wer

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(三月)

[1]Most global stock markets are rising today following Tuesday's surge onWall Street. European markets are all showing modest gain so far. Asian marketsclosed up as well following days of steep drops. [2]British PrimeMinister David Cameron says the

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- As part of the Obama administration's continued efforts, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday wrote about the urgency to pass this year in the Senate the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) signed with Ru

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CAPITOL HILL Four days before Americans face massive automatic tax increases and deep federal spending cuts, Washington is showing no signs of forging a deficit reduction agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Many lawmakers are absent from W

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冠词作为一种虚词,在英语中只能和名词一起使用。英语中的冠词分为不定冠词和定冠词。 1.不定冠词的用法 不定冠词有两个,a 和 an。a用在辅音开头的单词前面;an用于以元音开头的单词前

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奥巴马推动失业救济金延长 WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday stepped up pressure on the Congress to extend unemployment benefits by approving the bill which has just cleared procedural hurdle in the Senate

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SINCE the 2010 mid-term elections, tea party Republicans have enjoyed influence out of proportion to their numbers. They forced Barack Obama and congressional Democrats to accept spending cuts without any tax increases to keep the government from shu

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