Defenses Secretary Chuck Hagel in his speech today at Pentagon says he envisions a smaller army which, he says, would involve closing some military bases and make other military-wide savings. Hagel says its a part of a broad agenda aiming to deal wit

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen recently met with Mexican President Enrique Pe?a Nieto to discuss security issues affecting both the United States and Mexico. During their meeting, Secretary Nielsen and President Pe?a Nieto discu

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In Juarez, Mexico, authorities say a suspect they detained last week in connection with the March 13 murder of two US citizens has told them the reason for the killing may have to do with treatment of jailed gang members across the border in El Paso,

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Lately Ive been thinking about a trip to Mexico three years ago. Its hard to forget even up until now. Jennifer:最近我总是想起三年前的墨西哥之旅,至今让难以忘怀。 Oh? Were you sucked in by the Caribbean scenery and mysterio

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Studies show that the favorite food in the U.S is Mexican. The traditional hot dog and hamburger have to take second and third places, because the tasty and sometimes spicy food found south of the U.S takes first place. When I first came to the U.S.,

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Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American labour leader and civil rights activist. He was a farm worker who co-founded the biggest farm workers union in the USA and improved the working conditions of thousands of farm labourers. Many see him as one of Amer

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US Has Separated Families Throughout History Many Americans are expressing shock at the Trump administrations policy of separating children from their parents at the United States border with Mexico. But throughout U.S. history, officials have taken

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Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs 奥巴马回应墨西哥毒品战争 US President Barack Obama has said the US is a full partner with Mexico in its fight against the drug cartels. Speaking in Mexico City, he said the US must stem (组织) the flow of guns acr

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After the billboard build-up, what choice do parents have? Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 02 August 2010 Fireworks, purchased at Fort Pedro, are a big seller. If you say south of the border to an older American, he or she is likely to break into song

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By Greg Flakus Hudspeth County, Texas 17 February 2006 watch Mexican Border report Guarding the Mexican border on horseback There has been tension along the US-Mexico border in recent weeks following

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Remember the Alamo! 铭记阿拉莫事件 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. 来自voa英语学习,欢迎来到我们每周帮助大家学习

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'For Greater Glory' Dramatizes Mexican War In 1926, the newly-elected president of Mexico banned religious activities, with special focus on the country's most widespread faith: Roman Catholicism. As soldiers shut churches and arrested priests, oppos

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About 66,000 migrants enter the United States legally as H2B Guest Workers each year. Raquel Trejo Rubio has a job few Americans apparently want. The 28-year-old Mexican migrant picks crab meat. I came because there is no work or money in Mexico, say

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Participants at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico are complaining about long delays amid heavy security. Some environmental activists say they are being kept well away from conference sites, and when a group tried to stag

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US Thanksgiving Turkey Is Mexican Immigrant Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday and roast turkey is the definitive centerpiece of the holiday feast. But the domesticated turkey is not an American invention. It's Mexican. The bird was

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A big policy question facing the country is what to do with the 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally - today the story of how that population grew so large. It's a long story. It's mostly about Mexico, and

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump has kept up the pressure to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, though the administration now seems willing to wait until later this year so they can figure out where the funding for that wall is going to c

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: I'm Lulu Garcia-Navarro in Mexico City, where an election is about to take place in a week. SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Lulu, I spend so much time thinking about what's driving voters here in America. Tell me what is driving voters

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Todd: Simon, when you were younger, did you take vacations with your family? Simon: Yes, I did. Todd: OK, where did you go? Simon: Well, I went to many places, but I have one memorable experience. I went to Baja, California. Todd: Baja, California. N

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1. President Barack Obama has arrived back in the US following an international trip that took him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany and France. Before Obama left Paris, he and his family took in some of the sights and Mrs.Obama went shopping. 2. Thre

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