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1. New foreclosure data shows lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the US mortgage crisis three years ago. Realty Trac says more than 95,000 homes were repossessed, that's a 25% increase from the same time last
1. The president's nominee to the US Supreme Court is planning to meet with senators starting Wednesday. Republicans are giving no indication they'll try to prevent a vote on Elena Kagan's nomination. But they are expected to grill her over her lack
1. As expected, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney clinched his party's nomination Tuesday night by winning the Texas primary. Voters there pushed him past the 1144 delegate threshold needed to win the nod. 2. Judges at an international wa
1. Authorities in Oakland, California have a 43-year-old man in custody for allegedly going on a shooting rampage at a tiny Christian college. Seven people were killed, and three wounded on Monday. The man named One L. Goh is a former student at the
1. That Mega Millions jackpot leaps to 640 million, raising what had already been a world-record prize. The drawing for the fortune is set for Friday night. The odds of winning - about 1 in 176 million. 2. The Supreme Court is casting its vote on hea
1. While Nevada's caucuses are looking like a big win for Mitt Romney, his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are shrugging it off as the expected result. Newt Gingrich says he's focused on making it to Super Tuesday, where he says he'
1. Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution that calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. The resolution which is supported by all the other council members aimed at stopping the ongoing violence in Syria. 2. Mitt Ro
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Who will be the next person to live here? The next presidential election in the United States is in November of two thousand eight. But a crowd of candidates and possible candidates is forming early for wh
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next presidential election in the United States is in November, two thousand eight. Yet several presidential candidates have raised large amounts of money already. Experts say the competition among the
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, former United States senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for Fred Thompson president. He joins eight others competing for the Republican Party nomination next year. Fred Thompson arriv
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential campaign took a surprising turn this week. Hillary Clinton Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic vote in the first primary state, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. That was after sh
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The Election of 1960 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) DWIGHT EISENHOWER: Three days from now, after half a century in the servic
AS IT IS 2014-07-11 Clinton Still Leads all Likely Presidential Candidates 克林顿仍然领导着所有可能的总统候选人 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some good news in the latest public opinion survey. Survey organizers want
AS IT IS 2015-08-05 First US Presidential Debate: What Will They Say Next? 首场总统候选人辩论:接下来他们会说什么? Seventeen people are officially competing for the Republican Party nomination for president this year. That is the hig
US Senate Democrats Vote to Protect Iran Nuclear Deal 美国参议院民主党人投票支持伊朗核协议 In the News The United States Senate has blocked a resolution to reject the agreement between world powers and Iran. The Senate action is a m
AS IT IS 2016-07-13 Sanders Declares Support for Clinton Candidacy 桑德斯声明支持克林顿参选 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he is supporting Hillary Clinton in her effort to be the next president for the United States. Sanders
Death of Judge Scalia Slows Top American Court The U.S. Supreme Court often has the final say on Americas most important legal issues. In 1973, the court ruled that women have a right to abortion. By 54 votes, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal
AS IT IS 2016-05-05 Will Republicans Unite Behind Trump? Businessman Donald Trump has become the de facto Republican Party presidential nominee after all other opponents withdrew from the competition. Ohio Governor John Kasich was the last candidate
AS IT IS 2016-02-04 On to New Hampshire for US Presidential Candidates Iowa voters surprised political experts Monday. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas finished first in the states Republican caucuses. This surprised many observers who expected businessman
AS IT IS 2015-10-24 Hillary Clinton Stronger After Benghazi Hearing 希拉里在班加西听证会后更加强势 Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged stronger politically after nearly 11 hours of tough questioning Thursday, analysts said. 分析人士称,