THE MAKING OF A NATION -September 26, 2002: Lyndon Johnson, Part 1 By Jeri Watson VOICE 1: This is Phil Murray. VOICE 2: And this is Richard rael with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English pro

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From NPR news in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.Water levels are receding after days of severe winter flooding in the St. Louis area. But as NPR's Martin Costi reports things are still grim farther downstream. As the Mississippi and its tributaries

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BBC News with Marian Marshall. It's feared that many people have died after a residential tower block in London was engulfed overnight in a huge blaze. Police have confirmed 6 fatalities but expect the number to rise. Fire crews are searching the smo

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Well, we begin tonight Keeping Them Honest with a major change in immigration policy, the decision to stop deporting some young immigrants who came to the United States as kids, some of them as infants, long before they even knew what immigrant meant

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If you think one vote can`t make a difference, don`t tell that to anyone involved with this week`s Iowa caucuses. I`m Carl Azuz. Thanks for spending part of your Thursday with CNN Student News. Eight votes -- that was the difference between first and

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Animals talk to each other, of course. There can be no question about that; but I suppose there are very few people who can understand them. I never knew but one man who could. I knew he could, however, because he told me so himself. He was a middle-

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Lewis is a Congressman from the American state of Georgia. He represents the city of Atlanta and its suburbs. Over the weekend, Lewis had this to say about incoming President-elect Donald Trump: I don't see the President-elect as a legitimate preside

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Dan Robinson Of the eight people seeking the 2004 Democratic nomination for president, four currently serve in Congress - two in the Senate, and two in the House of Representatives. One of them is Den

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By Dan Robinson In one of the strongest speeches of the Democratic party convention in Boston, Senator Edward Kennedy has condemned what he calls damage to the country and its international reputation

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Republicans Blame Obama for Surge of Child Immigrants 共和党人因移民儿童谴责奥巴马 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是时事新闻。 This year, 52,000 children have entered the

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Leading anti-hunger advocates are fasting to protest U.S. budget-cutting proposals that could threaten some of the world's most vulnerable people. The budget passed by the House of Representatives includes deep cuts to programs aimed at alleviating h

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to new music from the Killers Answer a listener question about the famous book and movie Gone With the Wind ... And, tell about America's first V

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Pete Stauber, Republican, professional hockey player, police commander, dad of four, he flipped his Minnesota district from Democrat to Republican. 皮特是共和党人、职业曲棍球员、警察指挥官,他也是4个孩子的父亲。他之前是

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Tuesday looms as an important day in U.S. presidential politics with 10 states holding presidential primary or caucus votes with a total of 419 Republican delegates at stake. The so-called Super Tuesday voting could determine whether former Massachus

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This is AP news minute. The Environmental Protection Agency says BP has cut its use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico by nearly three quarters since May. That statement comes a day after Congressman Ed Markey released a letter saying BP c

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1. President-elect Barack Obama may choose Congressman Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff--the first selection for his new administration. Emanuel served in a policy role in the Clinton White House. There is word Senator John Kerry wants the job of

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro is covering the DNC gathering in Atlanta and joins me from there to discuss the results and the party's state. Domenico, this was a close vote, went to a second ba

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The Columbian government and FARC rebels say they wish to join ceasefire to end more than five decades of conflict. The announcement follows three years of peace talks in Cuba. Candace Piette reports. The bilateral ceasefire comes after the two sides

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In another dramatic evening on Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling. The Democratic-controlled Senate moved quickly, however, to vote to kill the House bill. It

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HARI SREENIVASAN: President-elect Trump whittled down his options for key administration positions today. John Yang has our report. JOHN YANG: Traffic in the Trump Tower lobby was heavy today, as the Trump Cabinet takes shape. Representative Tom Pric

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