Madeleine Brand: Back now with Day To Day. There will be no formal red light district on the Internet. The group that oversees how Internet addresses are assigned has rejected giving porn websites a .xxx suffix. An unlikely coalition of some adult w

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(205) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年NPR美国国家公共电台

By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2006 Scott McClellan (file photo) White House Spokesman Scott McClellan is stepping down as President Bush continues to shake up his staff at a time of record-low

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By Scott Stearns White House 03 January 2006 President Bush says some opposition Democrats are playing politics with U.S. national security by delaying the long-term extension of controversial anti-te

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 May 2007 The U.S. official in charge of emergency preparedness has pledged there will be no repeat of the chaotic government response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, saying federal authorities are ready to deal with the

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed major changes to rebuild government supervision of the financial industry. President Obama announces his plan at the White House BARACK OBAMA: So today, my admi

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 The Bush administration has endorsed legislation to change U.S. law to accommodate a controversial anti-terrorism surveillance program that some critics have called illegal. A Senate hearing focused on the i

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The two major U.S. presidential candidates are expressing reservations about the Bush administration's $700 billion bail-out of ailing financial institutions. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama both agree on the need for government act

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 03 August 2007 The text of a historic civilian nuclear agreement between India and the United States has been released, a week after the deal was announced. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from the Indian capital, the document

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By Barry Newhouse Washington 23 April 2006 Top officials of the International Monetary Fund say the organization must reform to be able to respond more quickly to crises in the changing global economy

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By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 As the Democratic-controlled Congress and President Bush head for a possible collision on legislation to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq, expert testimony before a congressional committee painted a mixed

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Countdown to Summer Olympic Games Begins A hundred days until London hosts the Olympic Games. A hundred days until the starting gun fires on three weeks of sporting agony and ecstasy. But is London ready? It signifies, first of all, still an extraord

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By Kent Klein White House 28 October 2009 From left: Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, 28 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law a $680 billion defense bill, which he says will sav

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The head of the federal agency that guides presidents and top officials on ethics rules is resigning. Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. began dueling with Donald Trump even before Trump became president. They

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Deadly Fire In Oakland May Spur Crackdown On Off-The-Grid Artists' Spaces ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Oakland, Calif., authorities have stopped looking for victims of the fire that broke out Friday night in an old warehouse. The death toll stands at 36. Ar

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's no secret that corruption is widespread in Kenya. But recently, the conversation about it got real when a bus driver confronted the police and the president with a story of bribery on national television. NPR's Eyder Peralta

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India is assuring the United Nations that it will severely punish peacekeepers found to have engaged in sexual abuse while serving in Africa. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi on reaction there to a U.N. investigation raising con

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 February 2007 The Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a unity government and end fighting that has claimed the lives of more than 100 people since December. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem it is

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. economy is facing numerous difficulties amid a continuing downturn in housing, high oil prices, and renewed turmoil in financial markets. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Federal Reserve Board Chai

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By Meredith Buel Washington 05 December 2007 The U.S. Departments of State and Defense have agreed to a new system of rules designed to increase control over private security contractors working in Iraq. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from W

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: So if you like streaming shows on Netflix or Hulu, these next few months may be crucial for you. That is because the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to loosen government oversight of internet service provid

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