NPR 2009-05-25

From NPR News in Washington, I am Craig Windham. The second ranking Democrat in the Senate Dick Durbin of Illinois says President Obama is likely to announce this week his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court justice David Souter. Durbin says M

NPR 2009-11-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Some of the moderate Senators who cast crucial votes to move a sweeping health care overhaul bill to the Senate floor for debate say the legislation will have to be changed before they would support le

NPR 2010-02-23

From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. An Afghan immigrant is slated to appear in a federal courtroom in New York within the hour and Najibullah Zazi is expected to plead guilty to terrorism charges. Hes accused of plotting a bomb attack on N

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-01-26)

In Haiti, a powerful aftershock sent Haitians into the streets, cracking roads and adding to the nation's trauma. The magnitude-5.9 jolt matched the strongest of the aftershocks that came after the huge quake that devastated the capital Port-au-Princ

AP 2010-07-24

1. Senate Democrats are expected to clear a procedural hurdle today in their latest bid to pass an extension of jobless benefits. Democrats are expected to be able to break a GOP filibuster right after West Virginia senator Carte Goodwin is sworn int

NPR 2009-12-22

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama is praising Senate Democrats for what he called a big victory for the American people a vote to advance legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. NPR's Scott Horsley repor

NPR 2010-07-21

Millions of Americans who've been out of work for more than six months are getting some relief. This afternoon, the US Senate voted 60-40 to extend unemployment benefits. NPR's Scott Horsleys been tracking the story for us. Passage comes after heavy

CNN 2010-09-20

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is one of the central aspects of financial reform, will empower all Americans with the clear and concise information they need to make the best choices,the best financial decisions, for them and their f

每日一词【150】shift：改变、转变

今天我们要学的词组是shift。 Shift有改变、转变的意思。比如美国宣布加入有伊朗和叙利亚参加的有关伊拉克问题的高层谈判。白宫突然改变政策为外交活动打开了大门， The abrupt shift of polic

单词超市第140期

M:learn a word W:今天我们要学的一个词是shift. M:shift s-h-i-f-t ，shift W: shift 有改变、转变的意思，比如美国宣布加入由伊朗和叙利亚参加的有关伊拉克问题的高层谈判。白宫突然改变政策，为外交

CNN 2009-07-02

I am Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama holds a national discussion this afternoon to sell you on the health care makeover. He is heading out to Virginia for a town-hall m

NPR 2008-06-07

The biggest one-day jump in oil prices ever. A more-than-ten-dollar-a-barrel surge coupled with an unexpectedly weak employment report was enough to give the financial markets a case of indigestion at week's end. Oil closed at its highest level ever

NPR 2010-07-14

A bill making sweeping changes to the country's financial regulations could move to a final vote in the Senate this week. Democrats have cobbled together 60 votes with the help of a handful of Republicans to overcome a filibuster. Tributes are pourin

NPR 2011-01-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The 112th Congress is in session with a newly empowered GOP. In the House, where Republicans are now in the majority, Congressman John Boehner of Ohio is the new speaker of the House. He says the top pri

美国有线电视 CNN 2008-12-04

Hello, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta. It is Wednesday, December 3rd. Here's a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The United Auto Workers official says the union has agreed to restart contract talks with the D

Business Channel 2007-0609&11

Script： Now we move to northern Germany where the so-called G8 is underway among the leaders of the world's most powerful nations, and that would include President Bush. The truth is ,however, it's an uneasy gathering and not just beneath the surfa

每日一词【413】razor thin：极其微弱的

今天我们要学的词是razor thin。 Razor, 是剃须刀，thin, 是薄的意思，象剃须刀那么薄，引申为极其微弱的意思。美国民主党争夺总统提名的希拉里.克林顿和巴拉克.奥巴马星期二进行党内初选的关

Obama's pick for defense secretary blocked in Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter. The vote was 50 to 40, fa

AP 2010-07-04

1. Hurricane Alex continues to churn through the western Gulf with its aim on the Mexico-Texas border. The storm has sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. Forecasters expect it to make landfall tonight. It is the first Atlantic hurricane in June sinc

PBS高端访谈:帕迪莫尼:戈萨奇上位是共和党人使用'核选项'的结果

JUDY WOODRUFF: As the fight over Neil Gorsuch continued to play out in the U.S. Senate today, I sat down with Democrat Patty Murray, the four-term senator from Washington State, who is one of the majority of Democrats opposed to Gorsuch taking that v