Some facts about an extraordinary organ, and the threats it faces. Transcript of radio broadcast: 29 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about the life of famed heart doctor Michael DeBakey. He died this mont

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Indian villagers attack a policeman during a protest by farmers demanding better compensation for their land acquired by the state government for an upcoming expressway project near Agra, 17 Aug 2010 In India, protests by farmers about land acquisiti

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This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

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Jack found Annie standing behind a column in alantern-lit courtyard. The courtyard was quiet andempty. Everyone in Venice must be at Carnival, saidJack. I just hope the ruler is home.Yeah, we'll ask him if he knows the Grand Lady ofthe Lagoon, said A

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When she put it up against my t-shirt, that's what was left afterwards. You can see the red burn marks on Dannie Bolerjack's side. Her direct words were, you have a 120 volts of electricity ready to go into you, so don't do anything that you're going

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Kevin Rudd is due to fly to Brisbane in just under an hour and he will hold a news conference.The former Foreign Minister yet to formally declared he will stand in Monday's leadership ballot but he's expected to make some formal announcements at that

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Saved By a Mistake: an Auschwitz Survivor's Story 奥斯维辛集中营幸存者的故事 Dagmar Lieblova was 14 when she arrived at Auschwitz in December 1943, along with her entire Czech Jewish family. All of them were to die there, but she was abl

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New Jersey governor Chris Christie has won a second term in office. The Republican defeated the Democrat Bob McDonnell. NPR's Joel Rose has more. Chris Christie cruised to an easy victory. Christie was popular even before Hurricane Sandy, but his app

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A bill limiting the White House's ability to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay is heading to the President's desk. As NPR's EC reports, both Republican-controlled chambers of Congress are determined to block Obama from closing the prison.

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乌克兰危机和西方制裁影响俄经济 Although Russian leaders have downplayed the impact of recent U.S. and European sanctions, analysts say capital has been pouring out of the country as risk-averse investors seek safer returns. 乌克兰危机

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奥巴马预算案增加防务开支近15% President Barack Obama's $4 trillion budget includes $585 billion to sustain his national security and defense strategies. That's nearly 15 percent of the overall budget, and a request of $25 billion more th

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Big vote yesterday of the European country of Italy. Significant changes have been proposed to the country's constitution which dates back to 1948, and voters were given the choice to accept or reject them. Italy's parliament has two chambers, the Se

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Are You Sure Your Hearts In The Right Place?你能确定自己的心脏是在正确的位置上么? On todays Moment of Science, were sure your hearts in the right place. But where is it exactly?!? CPR classes show how to press on the sternum, in t

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图片1 hut n.小屋,棚屋 例句:The hut was made out of pieces of wood. 这小屋是用木板建造的。 cellar n. 地窖,地下室,酒窖 例句:This wine cellar stays at an consistent temperature all year round. 这个酒窖常年保持

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Smaller Fingers Mean More Sensitive Fingertips A study in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that people with smaller fingers have more sensitive fingertips, probably due to a higher concentration of touch receptors in a given area. Cynthia Graber rep

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Teamwork has helped the weavers find a neat solution to the problems posed by the Kalahari sun. But some creatures are even better equipped. Ground squirrels have ready-made parasols. Under the shadow

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US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b

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影片对白 Mary Alice Young: Of the many suburban rituals, none is quite so cherished as the neighborhood yard sale. The shoppers come to sift through the discarded belongings of someone they don't really know, in the hopes of finding bargains they do

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好歌推荐:我的心在荒芜中等待 Waiting In The Weeds 专辑涵盖流行摇滚、民谣摇滚、抒情摇滚、拉丁摇滚、史诗摇滚等各式各样的摇滚品种。环保意识的歌曲《No More Walks In The Wood》揭开序幕,接着

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC)He was one of the greatest saxophone players of all time. He wrote jazz music. He recorded new versions of popular songs. And, he helped make modern jaz

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