President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans Monday. It would extend for two years the tax cuts put in place by former president George W. Bush. The tax cuts were to end in January. The compromise extends current income tax r

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(183) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Economic issues dominated the U.S. presidential election campaign Wednesday. Democrat Barack Obama said Republican John McCain would continue President Bush's economic policies, while McCain lashed back at Obama over taxes and energy. VOA National c

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Palestinians Blame Israel for Economic Slump Ramallah residents are used to adjusting to the pressures of the Israeli occupation, and the city has been lauded for its economic growth. But as the region is squeezed economically, some on the West Bank

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 July 2007 An American lawyer has tapped medical experts in India to help with legal cases in the United States. Mike O'Sullivan reports, it is part of a growing trend in the outsourcing of professional services. Doro

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Wal-Mart is asking a federal appeals court in San Francisco to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit. A lower court ruling allowed a class-action case to move forward. It involves more than 1 million current and former female employees of the world's

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IN THE NEWS - Video Shows Romney Dismissing Obama Supporters 新闻报道 - 视频显示罗姆尼抛弃奥巴马支持者 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Surveys of likely American voters s

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Europe waits nervously as lawmakers in Washington continue to wrangle over a $700 billion rescue package for U.S. financial institutions. Talks between the Bush administration and congressional negotiators continue Friday after reportedly contentiou

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Poor US Job Numbers Play Key Factor in Presidential Race The August job numbers mark the 30th month of private-sector job growth, though just barely. Experts say the economy needs to add at least 100,000 new jobs each month just to keep up with popul

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President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou

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President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy With Americas fragile economic recovery appearing to gain momentum, U.S. President Barack Obama has a simple message: keep it going. The last thing we need is for Washington to stand in the

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US Presidential Campaign Divides Small Business Owners in Key Battleground Larry Guinn manufactures de-mountable interior wall partitions at his factory in Summerfield, North Carolina. He worries about the future. I am not going to hire many people.

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To another story now. Forty percent of Americans don't have $400 to cover emergency expenses such as car repairs. Some people turn to payday loans or other costly ways to borrow money. But now, as NPR's Chris Arnold reports,

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India has criticized a ban imposed by the U.S. state of Ohio on outsourcing of government projects to offshore locations. India feels this signals the rise of protectionist sentiment in the U.S. 印度批评美国俄亥俄州禁止将政府项目外包

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暂无音频 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER ECONOMIC DAILY BRIEFING Cabinet Room 11:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning. As all of you know, we have been busy on a whole host of fronts over the last several weeks, with the primary purpose of s

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Thank you very much for coming. Now the supermodel, Kate Moss, will not be charged over claims that she took cocaine. The Crown Crossive, the Crown Prosecution Service (Sorry) says there was not enough evidence to prosecute. Newspapers ran pictures l

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The head of the U.S. central bank says the outlook for America's economic performance has worsened, and that the Federal Reserve may have to reevaluate current interest rates. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke s

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By Paige Kollock New York 31 October 2009 The New York Yankees are America's World Series again this year. It is one of two professional baseball teams in the country's largest city. The players who wear the Yankee's famous pinstripes are part of a

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World markets were mixed Tuesday amid confirmation that the U.S. economy shrank in the third quarter of the year. The Bush administration says it believes fourth quarter numbers will be even worse. 世界股市星期二涨跌互现,与此同时,美

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The head of the U.S. central bank says the outlook for America's economic performance has worsened, and that the Federal Reserve may have to reevaluate current interest rates. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke amid continued swings in world markets, on

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Topic 1: School TragedyOn the first day of the new semester, a man wielding a knife killed three students and one teacher. He also managed to injure 5 other students before jumping to his death from the fifth floor of the school. What happened? Why d

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