Centre County, Pennsylvania, as its name implies, is located in the dead center of this diverse heartland state in the northeastern United States. It's home to liberal-leaning State College, as well as large numbers of older retirees and working poo

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Former presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their first joint campaign appearance Friday in the aptly named town of Unity, New Hampshire. It was the first time the once bitter rivals campaigned together since Obama clinched the

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Nevada is one of a handful of so-called swing states that could decide the U.S. presidential election. Nevada voted for the Republicans in 2000 and 2004, but Mike O'Sullivan reports from the town of Pahrump in rural Nevada, a shift toward Democrats

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The tone of the rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign is sharpening with less than a week to go until Election Day. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are focused on the economy and each other in the final days of the campaign. 离美

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Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is continuing her party's push to link Republican candidate John McCain with an unpopular President George Bush. President Bush says campaigning for November elections should not block action on offs

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By Jim Malone Washington 27 March 2008 In the U.S. presidential race, a growing number of Democrats are worried that the long and bitter nomination fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be helping the presumptive Republican cand

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By Jim Malone Washington 27 April 2007 The war in Iraq continues to be the focus of debate in the early stage of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. Iraq remains the top issue among bot

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The turmoil in the U.S. financial markets is dominating the debate in the presidential election campaign, and Democrat Barack Obama appears to be gaining because of it. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the political impact of the cr

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By Chris Simkins Washington 14 January 2008 In the campaign for U.S. president, the leading Republican Party candidates are seeking votes in the midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, which holds the party's primary election on Tuesday. The series of sta

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

As Democrats send presidential candidate Barack Obama off on his quest for the White House, the Republicans and their candidate, John McCain, are preparing for their national nominating convention, which begins Monday in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnes

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Democrats are wrapping up the fourth and final day of their National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver, Colorado, with a much anticipated speech by their nominee, Senator Barack Obama. Obama made a surprise appearance at the convention W

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A senior advisor to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama says the party's ticket has been strengthened by the selection of Senator Joe Biden for vice president. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, Obama named Biden as h

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U.S. legislators are responding cautiously to statements from Saudi Arabia that hint at possible further increases in oil production, saying the United States must do more on its own to reduce its dependency on foreign sources of fuel. From Washingt

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American voters head to the polls on Tuesday to elect their next president after the longest and most expensive campaign in U.S. history. As VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made last-minute appeals in th

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Americans are marking the election of Barack Obama as the country's 44th president, and the first African-American to reach the summit of U.S. politics. VOA's Dan Robinson reports. President-elect Barack Obama stands on stage along with his wife Mic

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The U.S. presidential campaign headed into the home stretch Thursday following the third and final debate between Republican candidate John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Well, just before 1:30 this morning, Senate Republicans completed the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Senate passed a budget resolution which sets the repeal process in motion. It happened after seven hou

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden as his running mate Saturday. They spoke at a rally in Springfield, Illinois, two days before the Democratic National Convention. 美国民主党总统候选人奥巴马在星期

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By Cindy Saine Washington 08 February 2008 Republican Senator John McCain is campaigning in Virginia today, after receiving a big boost Thursday when his main rival for the presidential nomination, former Governor Mitt Romney suspended his campaign.

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By Jim Malone Washington 11 April 2008 There is little doubt that the war in Iraq will be a major issue in this year's U.S. presidential campaign. But it remains to be seen whether voters will be in a mood to punish Republicans for getting the U.S. i

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