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IN THE NEWS - Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Pakistan, Iran 新闻报道 - 共和党总统候选人就巴基斯坦、伊朗等热门话题展开辩论 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。
By Jim Malone Washington 04 April 2006 Video image provided by Rep. Tom DeLay's office shows DeLay announcing his intention to resign from Congress Texas Congressman Tom DeLay, once one of the most po
By Scott Stearns White House 01 September 2006 With less than 70 days to go before legislative elections, President Bush is campaigning hard for Republican candidates facing challenges from opposition Democrats, who hope to capture control of at lea
By Dan Robinson Washington 07 January 2006 The former Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, has announced he is stepping aside, paving the way for a new leadership ele
By Brian Wagner Columbia, South Carolina 20 January 2008 Arizona Senator John McCain has won the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. In Columbia, VOA's Brian Wagner reports McCain won 33 percent support, over 30 percent for former Arka
By Al Pessin Pentagon 28 June 2007 In recent days, two prominent senators from President Bush's Republican Party have made strong statements opposing his new Iraq strategy and calling for a change, well before the first official assessment of the str
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 June 2007 An influential U.S. Senate Republican says President Bush's Iraq policy is not working, and he is calling for a downsizing of U.S. forces in Iraq. The comments by Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana has sparked
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 August 2007 An influential U.S. Senate Republican says President Bush should announce an initial withdrawal of troops from Iraq on September 15. Senator John Warner of Virginia made his comments to reporters Thursday,
Following Democrat Barack Obama's victory in last week's presidential election, Republicans have begun a period of self-reflection about what went wrong and how to improve their prospects in the future. Any discussion of the party's future has to in
Republican Field Tightens on Eve of Key S. Carolina Primary The four remaining Republican White House contenders met for another debate in South Carolina late Thursday. While they argued over jobs, health care and leadership, the focus was on persona
Mitt Romney Emerges as Presumed Republican Presidential Nominee Rick Santorums surprise announcement, ...We will suspend our campaign effective today... provoked a joyful response from Mitt Romney. I kind of like today, this was a good day, Romney sa
Growing Tensions Between Romney, Perry in Republican Race The Midwest state of Iowa has scheduled its presidential caucus vote for January 3, in what amounts to the official start of the process to choose a Republican Party nominee to run against Pre
Republican Lawmakers Hammer Outgoing IRS Commissioner Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee just two days after his resignation, outgoing IRS Acting Commissioner Steven Miller came under fire from Republican lawmakers who asked why he d
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Republican governor, Rick Scott, announced this morning that he is running for U.S. Senate. Hell be taking on Democrat Bill Nelson for that post. NPR's Greg Allen says Scott's announcement is the latest move in a surpri
By Cindy Saine Washington 02 November 2007 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, little known outside his home state, is running a low-budget, long-shot campaign for the Republican nomination for president. The 52-year-old has become a darling of t
By Jim Malone Washington 08 February 2008 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's decision to abandon his presidential campaign makes it a virtual certainty that Arizona Senator John McCain will be the Republican Party's presidential nominee this
By Cindy Saine Washington 06 February 2008 Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are preparing for a long, state-by-state battle for delegates after splitting victories in the Super Tuesday contests for the Democratic presidential nomination. On
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate, little-known Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is expected to introduce herself to the nation in a speech later Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. In advance of the address, leadin
By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2008 Republican Senator John McCain won all four presidential primary votes on Tuesday and American news organizations now estimate he has clinched the Republican Party's presidential nomination. In the Democratic ra
The Republican National Convention featured no shortage of attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and signaled the Republican strategy in the coming general election campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from th