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Work Your Proper Hours Day is usually around February 22. It was started in 2005 by Britains organization of labour unions the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This is the day when a worker decides he or she has had enough of doing unpaid overtime. They d
03 关于克林顿赦免行为的调查 DATE=2-17-01 TITLE=IN THE NEWS #468 - Clinton Pardons BYLINE=George Grow (start at ) 1'07''This is the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. American(1) off
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
美众议长:移民立法难通过 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday cast uncertainties over the chances of immigration legislation moving forward in 2014, saying that President Barack Obama must rebuild trust
India Pushes Ahead With Economic Reform Agenda The Indian government has pushed ahead with a new set of economic reform proposals aimed at jump starting the country's lagging economy. The Cabinet on Thursday approved a measure to raise the limit on f
These kicked in automatically after Congress failed to pass a more palatable plan to bring down deficits. 这些自动踢回的问题未能在国会之后通过一个更好的计划来降低赤字。 The sequester was supposed to be so severe that la
GWEN IFILL: Following the deadly train derailment in Philadelphia, a House committee voted to cut money for Amtrak's capital investment program. The move sparked a fight over funding infrastructure. We talk to a pair of key lawmakers. Representative
JUDY WOODRUFF: As we reported earlier, President Obama today asked Congress for a war powers resolution, a measure to generally approve the use military force against the Islamic State group. Here's Jeffrey Brown. JEFFREY BROWN: The question now, how
Obama Urges Extension of Middle Class Tax Cuts
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
BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 100th birth anniversary of former Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Huang Hua was marked Friday in Beijing. A veteran diplomat, Huang led negotiations with the United States on the establishment of diplomatic relation
President Barack Obama has said he intends to get something done this year on healthcare reform. In an interview for ABC News ahead of his key speech to Congress, he said he was open to new ideas and would not be rigid or ideological. Mr Obama said
奥巴马呼吁国会推进移民改革 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called on U.S. Congress to move forward the immigration reform this year, after the once hot-button issue has been overshadowed for months
奥巴马敦促延长失业救济金 WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday urged lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans before Christmas to help low- income families and bolster job
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced three new initiatives to get veterans back to work, as part of recent executive actions the president has taken to jump start the economy and create more jobs. We're here
Obama: Congress Should Help Responsible Homeowners U.S. President Barack Obama and Republicans both focused on the economy in Saturday's weekly addresses. The president urged Congress to pass legislation that would help responsible homeowners refinan
President Barack Obama proposed tougher measures Tuesday to fight the illegal manipulation of oil markets, saying his plan would protect American consumers against artificially inflated gasoline prices. The country cannot have some speculators reap m
The PRI had hoped to win a majority in the summers elections, but it fell short by 11 in the 500-member Chamber of Deputies and by four in the 128-member Senate. In any case, some of the most important reforms will need changes to the constitution, w
U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no silver bullet solution to offset rising gas prices, despite promises of $2-a-gallon gasoline by some politicians. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said developing new energy sources such as wi