VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Richard Rael with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about the presidential election of nineteen seventy-s

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Rufus Wainwright Aims High With Opera, Classical and Cabaret in His New Album, 'Release the Stars' By Dana Demange and Jill Moss / Broadcast: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MU

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. John Quincy Adams The presidential campaign of eighteen twenty-eight was bitter and vicious, full of angry words and accusations. The old Republican Party of Thomas Jeffer

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) President Bush giving his speech before a joint session of Congress. Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit behind him. This week, George W. Bush gave his seventh and final S

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Maverick, A Truly American Word 词汇典故:特立独行,一个真正的美国 Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. Our word today is maverick. A maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to

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Voters Influenced by Flashy Debates 浮夸辩论对选民产生影响 Much attention has been paid to the U.S. presidential elections that are still 14 months away. The Republican party has held two televised debates that were watched by millions of

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 Muslim-Americans Turning to the Democratic Party 美国穆斯林人转向民主党 Muslim voters in the United States are increasingly moving toward the Democratic Party. They are expected to vote in record numbers for Democrat Hi

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For Some Latino Voters, No Vote Taken for Granted LOS ANGELES After 25 years of marriage and five children, Maria Elena and Rene Burgos of Los Angeles have become a unified force on many things, including decisions on Election Day. Mostly we discuss

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And while a few Indonesians have recently joined ISIS, 虽然最近还是有些印尼人加入伊斯兰国 their number is tiny, far fewer in per capita terms than the number of Belgians. 但他们的数量是非常少的,按人均来计算比比利时

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今天我们要学的词是rank and file。 The rank and file是指普通成员。美国新闻周刊的一项最新民意调查显示,民主党控制的国会目前的民众支持率只有25%。报道说,Even rank-and-file democrats are unhappy w

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I am Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us this St. Patrick's Day. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. In Albany New York, David Paterson has been sworn in as the new governor of New York. Pat

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I'm Cory Kessler at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. CNN is now projecting Mitt Romney as the winner of the Republican caucus in Nevada. Nevada caucus is the first presidential vote in the west. Of

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华盛顿:在本周的讲话中,拜登副总统称本月的就业数据显示国会必须马上通过《美国就业法案》以巩固经济并创造就业。国会的共和党人对该法案的部分条款如让教师和消防员重返工作岗位

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Lexington 来克星敦 An underperforming president 奥巴马总统的表现不如人意 How Barack Obama allowed the Republicans to rout him over the debt ceiling. 在债务上限问题上,贝拉克?奥巴马是如何让共和党人彻底打败自己

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The Federal Aviation Administration 美国联邦航空管理局 Wings clipped 翅膀被剪 A worked example of the effects of congressional stupidity 国会愚蠢行为之后果造就的现成例子 Aug 6th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition La

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Health-care reform 医疗改革 Looking to Uncle Sam 瞧瞧山姆大叔 As lawmakers squabble, spending on health care continues to grow 由于立法议员争执不下,医疗保健支出继续增加 Jul 30th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition

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Barack Obama and the Republicans 奥巴马与共和党 A beatable president 能被击败的总统 But only if a Republican candidate starts laying out a sensible plan for the American economy 条件是共和党候选人开始为美国经济开出良方

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KWAME HOLMAN: A Colorado wildfire forced evacuations of more than 7,000 people today, as it burned out of control in record heat and high wind. Officials said the big blaze may have destroyed 100 homes so far, with hundreds more in jeopardy near Colo

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Welcome, gentlemen. It's Friday. So let's start with the spectacle New Jersey, Republican Governor Chris Chr

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JUDY WOODRUFF: A coalition of groups opposing same-sex marriage rallied in Washington today outside the U.S. Capitol, marching to the Supreme Court in support of marriage between one man and one woman. This comes just days after the Obama administrat

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