THE MAKING OF A NATION - August 1, 2002: Election of 1952 / Dwight Eisenhower By Jeri Watson VOICE 1: This is Doug Johnson. VOICE 2: And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(278) / 评论(0) 分类 The Making of a Nation

This is What Trended This Year: Do you remember that unavoidable song from last year? It was Hello, by British singer Adele. People loved Adele and her song. So when she appeared on comedian James Cordens late-night television show, lots of people wa

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Andrew Jackson and the Election of 1828 - The Making of a Nation No. 44 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we talk

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The Election of 1952 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) This week in our series, we look at the presidential election campaign

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Why Are So Many Election Ballots Confusing? MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Several of the midterm races that went into overtime this year were slowed down in part by poor ballot design. In Florida, 30,000 voters in Broward County voted for a candidate for gove

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Election Day A five-year-old asked his dad this question, What is the holiday that comes after Halloween when you have turkey? The father quickly answered, Election Day. Notes: 1. A five-year-old asked his dad this question, 有一个5岁的孩于这样

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Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar became a major partys candidate for the states 5th District in the United States Congress. Omar won the Democratic Partys primary election for the area on Tuesday. She is seeking to become the first refugee f

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Broadcast: Mar 21 2003 There are signs of improvement in Argentina after more than a year of economic crisis, but, much will depend on the outcome of the upcoming election. The streets of Buenos Aires

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Tim Johnston With almost half the votes counted from last Monday's Indonesian elections, the incumbent ruling party is maintaining a very slight lead. But the results could bring radical change to Ind

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By Greg LaMotte Iraqis are scheduled to vote January 30 to elect national assemblies. The official announcement was made following the successful military effort to oust insurgents from the Sunni Musl

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AS IT IS - A recent public-opinion survey for next presidential election 有关下届总统选举的民意调查 From VOA Learning English, welcome back to AS IT IS. Im your host Mario Ritter. The lifeblood of Washington is politics. So it is never t

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates Set the Stage for the 1860 Election From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Jonathan Evans. In the summer of 1858, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln campaigned for a Senate seat f

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In Liberia, there are mixed reactions to this week's announcement by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf that she will run for re-election next year. A draft report by the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission said President Sirleaf should be bar

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Voters in Iran will have to go to the polls for a runoff election to determine, which of the top two finishers in Friday's election will be president. The surprise finish in the first round sparked controversy. 伊朗选民必须进行决选投票,以

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By Peta Thornycroft 26 November 2007 In Zimbabwe, new electoral laws have been published that are to be used in national polls due early next year. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA the proposed laws emerged after six months of negotiations between th

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By Peta Thornycroft 05 February 2008 A senior and long-standing member of the ruling ZANU-PF, Simba Makoni, announced in Harare that he will stand as an independent candidate against President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential election. Peta

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By Barry Wood Belgrade 01 February 2008 Over 6.5 million voters Serbia are eligible to take part in Sunday's presidential election, which is being viewed as a choice between greater European integration or further isolation from the West. VOA's Barry

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 06 March 2008 All three presidential candidates in the Zimbabwe election have launched their campaigns for the election scheduled for the end of this month. But, as Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, there are already indica

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CHICAGO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S.President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday both spent their final full day of campaigning with packed schedule across eight swing states before returning to headquarters in Chicago

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Ballots are being distributed to the polling stations nationwide as Italy prepares for its general elections this weekend. Opinion polls show that Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Democratic Party with almost zero name recognition outside Italy, is

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