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Peaceful Power Transition Possible in DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo will hold an election in December, hopefully leading to a peaceful democratic transfer of power for the first time in the country's history. Sitting President Joseph Kabil
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Kline. The State Department is apologizing to all three presidential candidates for security breaches by contractors and a State Department trainee. Spokesman Sean McCormack today acknowledged passport files
Hello! My name is Carl Azuz. Welcome to CNN Student News. A breakthrough in Switzerland! Teaching with technology in Canada! But we start things off with some trail talk right here in the U.S. We're talking about the campaign trail for this year's mi
Explanation: More than 300 million people live in the United States and they have many different opinions about how the government should be. If each of them voted independently (or alone, not paying attention to what other people are doing), then it
Thanks very much, Barbara Mikulski, for your very eloquent, your eloquent introduction. Distinguished legislator, great spokeswoman for economic democracy and social justice in this country, I thank you for your eloquent introduction. Well, things w
fashion n.流行;时装;方式 vi.塑造 Miniskirts used to be'in fashion, but they're out of fashion now. 迷你裙以前很流行,但现在过时了。 Fashion is ever-changing. 时装不断地在改变。 He always does things in that fashio
demagogue /ˈdeməgɒg/ No responsible leader, only a demagogue, would tell the people that, if elected, he will solve all their problems. -- political leader who stirs up people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌
This is Whats Trending Today. The Twitter hashtag #LetLizSpeak was trending on social media Wednesday. And over 6 million people saw a video from Elizabeth Warren, a member of the United States Senate. She posted her video on Facebook Tuesday night.
Congos Artists Struggle for Recognition The arts world in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is very active. But talented local artists still struggle for international recognition. One of those artists is 26-year-old Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga. Kamuan
By Jill Moss DEVELOPMENT REPORT –August 26, 2002: Human Development Report This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Human Development Program has released its yearly st
Order, the ayes to the right 323, the noes to the left 302, so ayes have it, the ayes have it. 323 saying yes, 302 saying no, the measure passes. This information is going to now trickle down to those who were outside. This polling is disgraced. So,
Vote 投票 Voting is a way of expressing a person's voice. 投票是表达人们心声的一种方式。 In democratic countries, important things are decided by people's votes. 在民主制国家里,重要的事情是由人们投票决定的。 I
A major federal report on last year Golf oil spill could come out today. The spill was the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The report follows a year hearing in the investigation by the Coast Guard and the government agency in charge of offsho
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next presidential election in the United States is in November, two thousand eight. Yet several presidential candidates have raised large amounts of money already. Experts say the competition among the
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, former United States senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for Fred Thompson president. He joins eight others competing for the Republican Party nomination next year. Fred Thompson arriv
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential campaign took a surprising turn this week. Hillary Clinton Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic vote in the first primary state, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. That was after sh
AS IT IS 2016-08-04 Free Trade an Important Issue in US Elections 自由贸易成美国总统选举重要议题 An international free trade agreement has become an important issue in the American presidential election. The agreement appears to be a b
AS IT IS 2016-07-13 Sanders Declares Support for Clinton Candidacy 桑德斯声明支持克林顿参选 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he is supporting Hillary Clinton in her effort to be the next president for the United States. Sanders
AS IT IS 2016-02-04 On to New Hampshire for US Presidential Candidates Iowa voters surprised political experts Monday. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas finished first in the states Republican caucuses. This surprised many observers who expected businessman
AS IT IS 2016-09-19 Voters in Just a Few States Will Decide US Presidential Election 美国少数州选民将决定总统大选 On November 8 this year, Americans across the country will vote for president. But the candidate who wins the most votes w