Members of America's Summer Olympic team are preparing to head to China after a formal send-off at the White House. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, President Bush says he is looking forward to joining them in Beijing. President Bush with US softball te

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama meet Monday at 2PM in the White House. Mr. Obama and his family will get a tour of the White House from President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports it will be thei

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The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino responds to a reporter's question at the White House, 16 Dec 2008 Two

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The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. Houses for sale in Denver, Colorado Home prices in the United States have fallen over eight

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As Congress debates a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan for the U.S. auto industry, the government's budget deficit has reached record levels. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, center, accompanied by several Republican senators speaks to reporters on Capito

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The White House says the U.S. economy is struggling to grow and generate jobs, despite aggressive steps taken by the federal government to prop up financial institutions and unfreeze tight credit. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the Bu

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White House: June Jobs Numbers 'Disappointing' With the United States' unemployment rate at its highest level this year, President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to pass a series of his administration's proposals to improve the economy. Opposit

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing loss today with the failure of the $867 billion farm bill. The policy behind the bill was widely supported by Republicans, and it had the backing of President Trump. But conservativ

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A group of House Republicans are trying to do something unusual. They want to force a vote on immigration legislation even over the objections of their own party leaders. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARIO DIAZ-BALART: This

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Today is Steve Bannon's last day as President Trump's chief strategist. Bannon was the populist architect of Trump's election victory last year. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders described his departure as a mutual agreem

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senate Republicans are expected to unveil their version of a tax overhaul today. Like the House bill that's already moving along, the Senate version is being touted as a way to keep more money in Americans' pockets. But for millio

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Senior FBI Official McCabe To Face Closed-Door Grilling From House Lawmakers DAVID GREENE, HOST: The FBI's No. 2 official, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, will be testifying today before the House Intelligence Committee. McCabe's appearance behind clo

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump is at Camp David for a weekend retreat with Republican congressional leaders and some members of his Cabinet. The goal is to plot out the GOP policy agenda for this year ahead. The White House would also love to tur

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2007 Israeli police and army units removed two Jewish settler families from a house in the West Bank city of Hebron early Tuesday. More than a dozen police were injured in the incident and eleven Jewish settlers were

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Yousef: Why are you rearranging the furniture? Rachel: My Aunt Susan called and shes coming for a visit. Itll be so nice to see her. Its been a while since weve had a houseguest. Yousef: Your crazy Aunt Susan? The one who talks to herself all the tim

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 April 2006 The House of Representatives has approved (416 to 3) legislation that would place sanctions on Sudanese government and military officials considered responsi

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By Scott Stearns White House 26 October 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met at the White House Friday to talk about economic development and efforts to re-establish security in eastern Congo. VOA White House Corr

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By Deborah Tate Washington 15 May 2007 The White House says President Bush still has confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, despite controversy over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors and of the reauthorization of a clandesti

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 November 2006 Democrats in the U.S. Congress have completed the process of choosing leaders to guide them when they return as the majority in the new congress in January. A senior Democrat who emerged over the last ye

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 October 2006 The Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives has pledged to fire anyone on his staff who may have tried to cover up improper Internet contacts between a former Republican congressman, Mark Foley

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