US House Speaker: Congress Should Debate Authorization Against IS 美国众议院议长表示国会应讨论对伊斯兰国动武问题 WASHINGTON As wave after wave of U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants, the speaker of the Republican-con

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(九月)

U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the n

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Don't step on my shadow. Advanced. Have you ever noticed just how bright the sun can be in Autumn. The angle of the sun, or perhaps its proximity to the earth, seems to make the sunlight intense, in a way that is different from Summer. As we were wal

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 23 November 2007 It's the day after the annual Thanksgiving holiday in the United States when Americans hit the shopping malls in search of special bargains that mark the start of the holiday shopping season. This day i

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

By Deborah Tate Washington 17 February 2007 The U.S. Senate is to hold a procedural vote on a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval with President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq in a rare Saturday session. The action comes a day

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 July 2007 U.S. Senate Democrats hope their Republican counterparts will face pressure from voters to change course in Iraq, after Republicans last week blocked legislation calling for a U.S. troop withdrawal from that

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By Scott Stearns White House 20 July 2007 President Bush wants Congress to approve the annual military budget before it leaves on August recess. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says it is too soon to judge the success of

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has called for a special session of parliament to hold a vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Malaysian opposi

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 May 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted down proposals that could have derailed a broad immigration reform bill. The action came after President Bush urged lawmakers to back the legislation. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from

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By Jeff Swicord Cambridge, Maryland 21 June 2007 Efforts are currently underway to revive stalled immigration legislation in the U.S. Senate and bring it to a vote before the congressional recess in early July. In the meantime, businesses that depend

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World markets were mostly lower amid further evidence of economic hardship in the United States and a slowing global economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Traders at New York Stock Exchange, 20 Nov 2008 The number of Americans look

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Deal Announced to End Budget Impasse at US Aviation Agency 联邦航空局预算陷入僵局 Another political standoff in Washington appears to be over. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that lawmakers have agreed to approve an em

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The court has heard how Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, ran the S-21 death camp. Luke Hunt | Phnom Penh 23 November 2009 Photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia shows a general view of the U.N.-backed tribunal court

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Washington Week: Focus Turns to US-Pacific Ties North Koreas latest nuclear test will be a prime topic of discussion between President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The actions taken by North Korea cannot be permitted or condon

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US Lawmakers to Weigh in on Border Enforcement, Immigration 美国国会议员商讨对移民的边境执法 WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will weigh in on border enforcement and immigration reform when they return to work this week after an Independence

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Obama Ponders Action on Border Crisis Without Congress 奥巴马考量解决边境危机之道 WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress has begun a five-week recess without addressing the arrival of tens of thousands of undocumented Central American youths along

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U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to regain political momentum when he delivers a major address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. 美国总统奥巴马星期三将在参众两院的联席会议上发表有关健保

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By Deborah Tate 07 April 2006 Sweeping immigration reform legislation hit a roadblock in the U.S. Senate Friday, when a series of procedural votes failed to move the measure forward. Senate leaders ho

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By Michael Bowman Washington 07 September 2006 Immigrant-rights activists march in Washington Immigrants and immigrant-rights activists gathered in Washington Thursday to press for legislation that would provide a path to legal residency and other r

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U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to regain political momentum when he delivers a major address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. It may be the most important speech so far in Mr. Obama's young presidency. The

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