Racial profiling or good police work, thats the basic debate in Arizona over controversial new immigration bill, a protest caravan n. 旅行队;大篷车 on the way to Phoenix from L.A, illustrating how the local issue is fanning flames across the

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1. The White House and the Senate's top Democrat are making it clear, new gun legislation won't be on the political agenda this year. White House spokesman Jay Carney says there are other things that can be done, short of legislation to reduce violen

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is hailing a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that says his healthcare bill will reduce the deficit. NPRs Mara Liasson reports. In the Rose Garden just before signing a job

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Sino-American trade relation 中美贸易关系A: How many years have you done business with China? B: Let me see, about five years. We established our business relationship with Huamei of China Import Export Corporation in 2003. A: Do you have any d

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In a few days, our Nation will celebrate Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, members of Congress will travel home for the holiday. Unfortunately, as they get to work carving their turkeys, they're leaving a lot of

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184 肯尼亚通过反贪污议案 Controversial Amnesty Included in Kenya Anti-Corruption Bill Katy Salmon Nairobi 17 Jul 2001 16:37 UTC Kenya's attorney general has published a new anti-corruption b

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US House Passes Tough Immigration Law 美众议院通过一份强硬的移民法 With a vote of 261 to 161, the House approved the Real ID Act, taking what the bill's Republican sponsors describe as a

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奥巴马警告乌干达勿实施反同性恋法 WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday voiced his deep disappointment at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's plan to enact a legislation that would criminalize homosexual

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First Ladies do have a lot of influence. They can use that to make an impact on laws and policies. For example, First Lady Michelle Obama's big push is to fight childhood obesity. One of her goals is for Congress to pass a new child nutrition law. We

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Broadcast: April 18, 2003 by Caty Weaver and George Grow. This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. On April twenty-second, millions of Americans and people around the world will observe the

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EDUCATION REPORT - Fulbright Exchange Program Turns 60By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, August 03, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week is the sixtieth anniversary of

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IN THE NEWS - Punish Illegal Immigrants? Welcome Them as Future Citizens? Congress Debates ImmigrationBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, April 01, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Spe

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India's powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats and politicians. The bill was passed Tuesday followi

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A relic of the Cold War era between the United States and Soviet Union could soon be an obstacle to improving trade between the U.S. and Russia, experts say. Jackson-Vanik amendment The relic in question is known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama visited a familys home near Washington on Thursday as part of his campaign to persuade Congress to pass his economic plan. Obama paid a visit to Tiffany and Richard Santana, who responded to his call asking American

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Anti-bullying advocate Lizzie Velasquez speaks on stage about her brand new documentary A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story at the 2015 SXSW Festival this past weekend. 上周末的2015年SXSW节上,反欺凌倡导人莉齐维拉斯克兹上台

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美众议长:移民立法难通过 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday cast uncertainties over the chances of immigration legislation moving forward in 2014, saying that President Barack Obama must rebuild trust

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本期内容: As the number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica soared to the No 2 ranking, experts urged the country to speed up legislation on Antarctic travel to protect the environment there as well as tourists' safety and interests. Last year, 5

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LANZHOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Gansu Province, home to the country's earliest nuclear base, plans to draft a new law on radioactive pollution control this year, the local government said Saturday. Lawmakers in the landlocked province

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bartender n.酒保 The successful businessman used to work as a bartender while in college. 这位成功的商人念大学时曾当过酒保。 pub n.酒吧 Many foreigners frequent that pub because of its homey atmosphere. 那间酒吧有家的气氛,

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