1. The sit-down between President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders will have to wait nearly two weeks. Obama was supposed to meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and presumptive House Speaker John Boehner today. But a sch

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THIS IS AMERICA - A Nation of Immigrants, Divided Over the Subject of Immigration Debate centers on millions of illegal immigrants in the country. The U.S. Congress has failed to agree on a reform plan, so states are passing their own laws. Transcri

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IN THE NEWS - 'Private Failings': The Rise, and Sudden Fall, of Eliot Spitzer New York's governor built his political life on fighting corruption. He resigns after being identified as a client of a prostitution business. Transcript of radio broadcas

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A family member of one of the Virginia Tech victims, student Daniel Alejandro Prez Cueva, after the dedication of a memorial A committee gave its findings last week about the Virginia Tech shootings

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. On June twenty-ninth, nineteen fifty-six, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a public works bill. The act of Congress provided federal aid to build the Interstate Highway System. I'm Stev

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AS IT IS 2015-12-18 US Central Bank Raises Its Interest Rates 美国央行提高利率四分之一厘 The United States central bank has raised an important interest rate by one-fourth of 1 percent. The move may have been small, but it marks the firs

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AS IT IS 2015-01-19 Illegal Immigrants Can Now Get a Drivers License 非法移民现在可以获得驾照 People in the western state of California who are in the United States illegally can now request a drivers license. More than a million people a

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AS IT IS 2014-10-23 Apple, FBI Battle Over Privacy Rules 苹果公司与FBI的隐私规则纠纷 Apple Incorporated recently said it was increasing security settings on its latest operating system for the companys wireless devices. Apple said its new

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GWEN IFILL: Tens of thousands of parents in New York City will get a chance to send their children this fall to free full-time pre-kindergarten classes, thanks to a new $300 million state program announced jointly by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo an

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【模仿句子】 But first the federal police in Brazil have arrested ten people suspected of preparing possible acts of terrorism during the Rio Olympics which start in just over two weeks. 概况:巴西司法部长亚历山大莫拉埃斯宣布,

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Renewable energy in the north-west 美国西北部的可再生能源 Tilting at windmills 风能发电遇到困难 Teething troubles in the clean-energy sector 清洁能源领域中的问题开始出现 Jun 16th 2011 | SEATTLE | from the print editio

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Free exchange 自由交流 For richer, for poorer 贫富皆为 One way or another, America's government will end up bailing out Puerto Rico 无论如何,美洲政府都会出钱援助波多黎各 IN DECEMBER, as a winter chill descends on the conti

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Lexington 莱克星顿 Fun on a budget 预算趣录 Congress is incapable of restraining spending. It should let the president try 国会无力控制开支,也许该放手让总统一试 AT THE end of Barack Obama's budget, which was published on F

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: a very different take on the Federal Reserve Bank from the perspective of a con man looking to steal billions. Jeffrey Brown has our book conversation. JEFFREY BROWN: Robbing a bank without touching any gold in the vau

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JUDY WOODRUFF:The House of Representatives today approved a bill to fund the government through Saturday, and sent it to the Senate. It buys three more days to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill for the rest of the fiscal year. The omnibus measure fl

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ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Inflation Rises More Than Expected in AprilBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 19, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The cost to borrow mon

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THIS IS AMERICA - Six Months After the Storm, New Orleans Tries to Reclaim Its Famous SpiritBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, March 13, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Spe

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48 越战老兵荣升美国联邦调查局局长 DATE=8-4-2001 TITLE=IN THE NEWS #492 - New FBI Director BYLINE=Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In The News. Ameri

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26 美国关于死刑的争议 DATE=5-12-01 TITLE=IN THE NEWS#480 - Death Penalty BYLINE=Paul Thompson (start at 1'05

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #60 - Andrew Jackson, Part 4 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, April 29, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of Ame

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