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President Bush Discusses FISA THE PRESIDENT: Last month House leaders declared that they needed 21 additional days to pass legislation giving our intelligence professionals the tools they need to protect America. That deadline passed last Saturday w
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EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series #20: Agriculture Studies By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, January 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report. The United Sta
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The health care debate in the United States is far from over despite the passage of health care legislation. Studies show about half of Americans lack confidence in their health care system. Others are pushing for a repeal of the health care legislat
VOA标准英语2010年(四)月
A resurgent Republican Party is basking in the afterglow of its best midterm electoral showing in 16 years. Republicans scored a huge majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, pared the Democratic majority in the Senate, and captured a slew of g
VOA标准英语2010年(十一)月
The U.S. Congress took steps on Tuesday to tighten sanctions against Iran in what many lawmakers call an effort to provide President Barack Obama the authority he needs to increase pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. One week after U.S. Secr
VOA双语新闻 2009年4月
Amid Drought, Midwest Farmers Embrace Changes to Farm Bill Legislation commonly known as the U.S. Farm Bill expires at the end of September. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, its formal name, comes up for renewal every five years. It directs th
VOA标准英语2012年(七月)
President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to pass his financial reform legislation. The president says the bill will protect consumers, banks and the financial system. In his weekly address, President Obama says the reform bill is an ambitious
VOA标准英语2010年(五)月
Demonstrator John Moore holds a sign during a protest in Berkeley, California on 30 Jul 2010 to mark the 100th day anniversary of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would impose new safety
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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 November 2007 The final Japanese navy tanker has returned home from the Indian Ocean, ending a six-year mission in support of U.S. led coalition troops in Afghanistan. As Naomi Martig reports from VOA's Asia News Center i
VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
After Navy Yard Shooting, New Calls for Gun Control 美国海军船坞枪击案再引军方精神问题调查 The investigation into the deadly shooting at Washingtons Navy Yard Monday is sparking calls for new gun control measures. Authorities say,
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President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. 美国当选总统总统奥巴马星期一敦促
VOA双语新闻 2009年1月
By Deborah Tate Washington 15 February 2008 The chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is to meet with his House counterpart Friday to try to resolve the political standoff over legislation to overhaul wiretapping legislation before curre
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 November 2007 The Democratically controlled U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday passed legislation on a 227 - 189 vote to restrict the government's power to eavesdrop on foreign terrorism suspects. VOA's Debora
VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 July 2007 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe is the latest Senate Republican to break with President Bush on his strategy in Iraq. She is cosponsoring legislation calling for a withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by Apr
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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 March 2008 Members of an international commission tasked with investigating the conduct of Kenya's disputed December elections have arrived in the country and have been sworn in. Meanwhile, concerns are emerging about how a
VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
Some Americans feel cost of climate change legislation is greater than benefit Laurel Bowman | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 Some Americans feel cost of climate change legislation is greater than benefit Climate change legislation, passed by the U.
VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)
Two former U.S. Secretaries of State are recommending that the United States change its procedures for deciding to go to war. 两位前美国国务卿建议，美国改变本国参战的程序。 James Baker and Warren Christopher say a U.S. presiden
VOA双语新闻 2008年7月
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Topics: Hate Crime Legislation; State Fairs; shop versus store versus department store; relative to versus related to; Down Under Words: hate crime prejudice criminal offense sexual orientation brutality to trigger state fair livestock ride funhouse
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By Dan Robinson Washington 06 November 2009 President Barack Obama President Barack Obama goes to Capitol Hill on Friday to urge Democrats to support legislation that would reform the U.S. health care system. The House of Representatives will meet i
VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)