LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Vicente Fox made history in Mexico when he became the first president to break 71 years of one-party rule. These days, the former leader is taking aim at the U.S. president on Twitter and on air. And now Vicente Fox has als

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Three years to the day after a ferocious category 5 hurricane made landfall in Western Mexico, the region was bracing for another Pacific cyclone Tuesday evening. This time, it's Hurricane Willa. At one point when it was still out at sea, Willa had r

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 29 September 2006 watch Border Security Tech An immigrant captured after illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico It's a new approach to the crackdown. With border security and illegal immigration a major concern i

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By Greg Flakus Houston 31 March 2006 The Minuteman organization, a private group that advocates stricter immigration controls, is planning a month-long operation along the border with Mexico starting

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By Amy Katz Washington, D.C. 30 January 2006 watch Border report Mexico drops plans to distribute maps to guide immigrants safely across the U.S.-Mexico border... another tunnel on that border is disc

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U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Mexico for the North American Leaders Summit. Mr. Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon will attempt to coordinate their efforts on a number of issues. Presiden

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 17 January 2006 watch Mexico Crime report A lot of attention has been focused on the millions of Mexican workers who are crossing the border illegally to find work in the Un

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今天我们要学的词是discount。 Discount, 做名词用,有折价的意思。 I bought the dress at a 50% discount, 我这条裙子是五折买的。 We made room reservations at a five-star hotel for our class reunion and even got a group di

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By Brian Wagner Miami 21 August 2007 Mexican officials say no casualties have been reported since Hurricane Dean hit the nation's Caribbean coast and moved inland. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm may still be a threat as it continues t

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama made his first official visit to Latin America. He arrived Thursday in Mexico City and met with President Felipe Calderon. They discussed the drug war in Mexico, illegal immigrat

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 01 July 2006 In Mexico the noise of the campaigns is now over and voters are preparing to make their final choices for president as well as regional offices on Sunday. Election officials expect to announce preliminary resu

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Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans have marched in locations across the country to demand a stop to a wave of killings, abductions and shootouts. James Blears reports from Mexico City. Thousands hold up lit candles at the main Zocalo square in Mexico

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By Greg Flakus Houston 27 March 2007 Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, better known as Pemex, celebrated its 69th birthday on March 18, amid concerns that it is on the brink of insolvency and its production is falling. As VOA's G

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U.S. authorities report that the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has reached 286 across 36 states. But the Obama administration says it is cautiously optimistic that the outbreak of swine influenza A H1N1 virus will be mild

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 10 July 2006 Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is challenging the results of last week's election. He filed a petition following the very narrow, but apparent victory of his conservative oppone

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Global diabetes rates have been increasing dramatically over the past 20 years. In Mexico, 14 percent of adults now suffer from diabetes. It is, in fact, the leading cause of death there, and it's having a huge impact on Mexico's h

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO

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By Greg Flakus Laredo, Texas 09 October 2006 For the most part life along the 3,000 kilometer border between the United States and Mexico is peaceful and orderly, with billions of dollars in commerce flowing both ways every year. But drug traffickin

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A recent Pentagon document suggested that Mexico could become a failed state as drug trafficking cartels continue to challenge government authority with widespread violence. Authorities in towns on the U.S. side of the 3,000 kilometer border are exp

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 June 2006 More than three million Hispanics in California have limited access to health care. Health insurance companies and Mexican officials are working to solve the problem. --------------------------------------

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