American Roots Music Sound Continues to Evolve in 2011 In the old days, folk singers sang folk songs, rockers were always loud, and bluegrass never mixed with the blues or jazz. But today, youll find all kinds of American roots music living under the

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known as Zahara, released her first album titled Loliwe, or The Train, towards the end of 2011. To date it has sold over 300, 000 copies making her one of South Africas bigge

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By Faith Lapidus Washington, DC 17 March 2006 watch US Public Opinion report Three years after U.S. and coalition troops entered Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein there are signs of political progress

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By Greg Flakus Houston 30 May 2006 Dozens of volunteers with the anti-illegal immigration group known as the Minutemen spent their Memorial Day holiday in the hot sun along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, building a fence to stop illegal crossing

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 February 2007 In Ivory Coast, lawyers for the victims of last August's toxic waste dumping incident say the millions of dollars a Dutch company offered the government Tuesday is not enough, and they will move forward with thei

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By Paula Wolfson White House 14 August 2006 President Bush says Hezbollah militants in Lebanon suffered a defeat in their month-long conflict with Israel. Mr. Bush spoke at the State Department just hours after a fragile cease-fire went into effect.

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than six thousand people died last year in Mexico's drug wars. So far this year the violence has only gotten worse. More than one thousand people have already been killed. Police have become common ta

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon's fight against drug trafficking cartels in his country has produced an unprecedented wave of violence, especially in Mexican border cities like Juarez, where more than 1,600 people were murdered last year. There ar

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U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will emerge from uncertain economic times stronger than before. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, the president made the case for his economic policies. It was a night of pure poli

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Algeria is preparing to host the second Pan-African Culture Festival, and the first in 40 years. The event hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Algiers this July to celebrate Africa's artistic renaissance. Khalida Toumi was a young girl

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Public,PrivateOrganizationsWorktoHelpThousandsofHomelessVeterans Homeless in NY New York City officials say there are 2,000 U.S. military veterans in the city who are homeless. And some veterans say there might be twice that many. The New York Rescue

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By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 07 June 2007 For years, doctors urged women to take folic acid if they planned to get pregnant. Then researchers discovered the nutrient helped reduce the risk of a heart attack. But now a new study shows folic acid

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 January 2007 President Bush's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq is being met with skepticism in the Middle East. Many Arab analysts say, there can be no military solution to the crisis, and urge more effort toward

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Beginners. Are you musical? Which instrument do you play? There are so many to choose from: piano, flute, vioin, guitar, trumpet, drums and percussion instruments. I could go on and on. It can be fun to play an instrument, especially if you practice

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By Scott Stearns White House 11 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush says falling public support for the war in Iraq will not cost Republicans control of Congress. Mr. Bush believes his political party will win next month's elections on issues of

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By Steve Schy Washington 03 May 2006 Trainer Michael Matz, right, leads his Kentucky Derby hopeful Barbaro, with Peter Brette up, left Michael Matz has packed a lifetime of accomplishments into his 55

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 October 2006 Unidentified children of farm laborers, who faces eviction, inside their home near Messina, South Africa, in February 2005 A new report says the practice of forced evictions is increasing dramatically in Africa

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By Greg Flakus Laredo, Texas 09 October 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Tony Garza, recently stirred controversy by warning Americans about rising crime levels in Mexico, especially in border towns where drug-trafficking gangs have been fighting

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By Deborah Block Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Rice report on Terrorism Condoleezza Rice U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Afghanistan must become a stable democracy that fights terrorism. Suicide bombers have killed a number of

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 April 2008 A new report indicates Iraqi refugees and internally displaced people who have returned home find no relief from the humanitarian crisis they suffered during their exile and displacement. Iraq's Ministry for Displ

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