THIS IS AMERICA - Music for Little People By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Monday, January 24, 2005 (THEME) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. Songs for big people are easier to

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1. Republicans in Louisiana are making their choice for a presidential nominee. Louisiana will send 46 delegates to the Republican national convention this summer. But only 20 are at stake in today's primary. 2. Battles between Syria troops and rebel

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week, we tell about the movies, actors and music nominated for Academy Awards. The eightieth Academy Awards ceremony takes place Sunday at the Kodak

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A huge aftershock rocked Port-au-Prince, Haiti today. Frightened people ran screamingly into the streets. NPR's Carrie Kahn is in the Haitian capital and says people won't be able to take refuge in dama

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The Campaign for Election Although presidential elections occur every 4 years, many people feel that they do not have a true understanding of how presidential campaigns operate. The winner in the Nove

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IN THE NEWS By Cynthia Kirk and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, July 31, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. Graphic Image John Kerry, now officially the Democratic

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The affected population is estimated to be more than 14 million, almost 1/10 of Pakistan's population, with at least 6 million people in need of immediate humanitarian aid, at least 1,200 people have been killed. The floodwaters have devastated towns

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The latest financial bailout comes not in the US but in Germany where government officials and private banks have agreed on a 69-billion-dollar deal to save lender Hypo Real Estate. Diane Swonk, Chief Economist with Mesirow Financial says there are

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A difficult day for Obama administration nominees: the president's pick for health secretary, former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, withdrew his nomination amid ongoing controversy over his taxes, and Nancy Killefer is bowing out from her app

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AS IT IS 2016-05-13 Trump Meets With House Leader Ryan 特朗普会见众议院领袖瑞安 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged to work together despite their differences after a meeting Thursday. T

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The Academy Award nominations, announced January 25, include a Best Actor nod for Spanish actor (and previous Oscar-winner) Javier Bardem in a drama that is among the contenders for Best Foreign Language Film. Alan Silverman spoke with the star and w

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Election of 1932: A Long Conservative Period in American Politics EndsBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, August 17, 2006 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Sp

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Dont feel bad for the Academy Award nominees who go home empty-handed on Oscar night; none of this years best actor/actress, supporting actor/actress and director contenders should be sore losers when they see the contents of their gift bags, valued

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Jennifer Lawrence is the highest-earning actor or actress to earn an Oscar nomination in this years awards, according to Forbess magazine. The magazine, which publishes an annual list of the top-earning male and female actors, lists Lawrence as the w

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Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 2016 Presidential nominating cycle. This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers. John Clark is one of them. He

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The 36th Hong Kong Film Awards were handed out last Sunday night. Hong Kong performers Lam Ka Tung and Kara Wai won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. 第36届香港金像奖颁奖典礼于上周日晚举行,最佳男演员和最佳女演员分

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CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamas pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel wil

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The political campaigns of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have sharpened their attacks against each other with heated discussions on taxes. Romney's decision to limit disclosures about his personal wealth to his 201

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John McCain is the United States Senator for Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for U.S. President in the 2008 election. 约翰麦凯恩是美国亚利桑那州的参议员,2008年总统大选的共和党总统候选人。 He had a distingu

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1. The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of General David Petraeus to become the next commander of the Afghanistan war, paving the way for a swift, full Senate confirmation. 2. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan clashes with the GOP o

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