Friction Increasing Between White House, Israel 白宫不满以色列 争吵加剧 WHITE HOUSE The war of words is escalating over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus decision to accept an invitation to speak to the U.S. Congress next week. Na

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(三月)

Activists Fast for Immigration Reform 美国活动人士积极推动移民改革 CAPITOL HILL A group of activists has been fasting in Washington for more than two weeks to pressure Speaker of the House John Boehner to allow a vote on comprehensive i

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US Senate Votes Down Controversial Oil Pipeline - For Now 美国参议院投票否决美加输油管道议案 WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate has rejected construction of a controversial pipeline to transport Canadian oil to American refineries. The $5 bi

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By Michael Bowman Washington 23 January 2008 Amid continued global market turmoil, the U.S. Congress' top economic forecaster says he believes the United States is entering a period of slow growth, but that the country will avoid a recession. VOA's M

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Report: Freedom Declined Worldwide in 2013 WASHINGTON The Washington-based group Freedom House said the cause of freedom around the globe took another hit in 2013, as the group released its Freedom in the World 2014 report Thursday. The authors warne

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Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts Earlier this week, Obama was back in campaign mode at a shipyard in Virginia, warning about the dangers of the mandatory budget cuts. So these cuts are wrong. They are not smart. They are not fair. They are a

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Terrorism in France Stokes US Political Battles 法国的恐怖主义激起美国政治斗争 WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers in both parties have seized upon last week's terrorist attacks in France in an ongoing battle over reforming America's oft-critici

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Escaped Yazidi Women Recount Ordeal of Islamic State Captivity 逃脱雅兹迪的女性诉说被伊斯兰国圈养的经历 BA'ADRA, IRAQ When militants of the Islamic State seized parts of northern Iraq six months ago, one the areas hardest hit was

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Washington Week: More US Government Probes Expected Just when it seemed investigations of the Benghazi attack had run their course, ABC News said it obtained emails showing State Department editing of administration talking points to downplay terrori

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White House Initiative Pushes Benefits of Girls' Education TIRANA/WASHINGTON Romina Kolas family moved from a village in Albania, where the closest school was two hours away, to the northern city of Shkodra so she could get an education. Many of my f

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By Scott Stearns White House 02 June 2007 President Bush visits Germany in the coming week for the annual meeting of the world's leading industrialized nations, known as the G-8 summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports on the presi

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By Jim Malone Washington 12 March 2007 The already crowded field of U.S. Republican presidential candidates could grow in the months ahead. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. There is no shortage of presidential contende

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NASA Contractor Shows New Technology Despite the daunting debt problems faced by the U.S. government, many federal operations, including the Defense Department and the space agency, NASA, need the latest technology to carry out their missions. That t

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By Paula Wolfson Honolulu 03 September 2007 President Bush's surprise stop in Iraq marks the third time the president has managed to shroud his travel plans to a war zone in secrecy. As White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, the president's

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 December 2006 The U.N. Children's Fund says it is rapidly expanding its activities to try to stem a resurgence of cholera in Angola. The deadly and easily transmittable disease has infected more than 62,000 Angolans since F

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U.S. President George Bush is on his way to Asia for talks with leaders in South Korea, Thailand, and China - where he will attend the opening of the Olympic Games. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Seoul - the first stop on h

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By Mil Arcega Washington 11 July 2006 Watch Offshore Drilling report The United States House of Representatives has passed a controversial measure designed to lift a 25-year ban on oil drilling in U.S. coastal areas. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, env

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By Scott Stearns White House 09 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush and leaders of the opposition Democratic Party say they will work together. Their comments came after the latest election results showed Democrats have won control of Congress

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President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health care system. The president is intensifying his efforts to ensu

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As international aid continues to flow into Haiti, residents of the Port-au-Prince slum of Cite Soleil say they are still waiting for tents and other essentials more than three weeks after a devastating earthquake. Cleanup has begun in parts of Port-

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