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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We answer a question about American lawmakers ... Play some music from the North Mississippi Allstars ... .And report about a world famous exper
From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. It's being described as an important first step by some while others like the head of Senate Banking Committee Connecticut lawmaker Chris Dodd are calling it a wild pitch. It's not even close to the stri
The main city in southern Afghanistan is dealing with at least one militant attack on police headquarters, but there are reports there were as many as four attacks around the city in a two-hour period. At least one person is dead and several others w
The State Department has issued an alert to all US citizens traveling overseas, and its closing some embassies in the Middle East and North Africa this Sunday. NPRs Dina Temple-Raston reports some unusual al-Qaeda activity has officials worried. The
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appeared in public today for the first time in two months. He has been inside Ecuador's embassy in London where he is evading arrest by British authorities who want to send him to Sweden for questioning in two sexual
We begin tonights Keeping Them Honest with allegations that a whole bunch of members of Congress and their staffers got sweetheart deals on personal home mortgages, deals that most Americans had no chance ever getting, that is, unless you knew the ri
Well, in addition to Brian Terry, two Fast and Furious guns were found at a crime scene in Mexico where a law enforcement official's brother was killed. The congressional report alleged the ATF's Phoenix office sought to hush up the Fast and Furious
President Pitzer, Mr. Vice President, Governor, Congressman Thomas, Senator Wiley, and Congressman Miller, Mr. Webb, Mr. Bell, scientists, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen: 皮策校长、副校长、州长、国会议员托马斯、参议
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend we commemorate Veterans Day, a day when America honors every man and woman who has worn the uniform of our military. In Veterans Day celebrations across our Nation, we remember those who have served in previ
Hello, I'm Melissa Long. Here at the CNN Center in Atlanta with some of the headlines that at NOW IN THE NEWS on this Monday. A weekend storm spawned vicious tornadoes across several states. The greatest death toll is in Iowa. At least 6 people are
Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. 如果只有最极端的声音受到重视,那我们的公共生活就会衰落。 Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter;
JEFFREY BROWN: The congressional report was a bipartisan effort. And we hear first on this issue from the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger. Congressman, I want to fill in some of the details
Broadcast: January 23, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT. We continue our series of reports about how students from foreign countries can attend a college or uni
A court in the state of Virginia is reviewing a legal case against a congressman who had $90,000 in his freezer. Former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson has been in prison since 2012 after being found guilty of corruption. He is asking a federal co
Technology Report - How Technology Has, and Has Not, Changed Since 9-11 科技报道 - 911袭击以来启用与尚未启用的新技术 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 It has been te
By Jim Malone Democratic presidential contender John Kerry launched a three-day campaign bus trip through the Midwest Friday, a key battleground area in the November election. Meanwhile, President Bus
Hi there, thanks for checking us out today. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Are you ready for another health care overhaul plan? Well, Democratic Senator Max Baucus has unveiled a bill
Hi there, thanks for joining us, I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Get ready for some big changes in how cigarettes are made, marketed and sold. The Senate has approved a bill giving the F
European leaders are pledging to do all they can to curtail the credit crisis that is spreading globally from the US. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris concerning the financial crisis. The BBC's Alasdair Sandford reports from Paris. As
President Obama says he's willing to consider compromise variations to his plan for overhauling the nations health care system but only if hes convinced they will work. I have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails, that doesnt work. You