By Cindy Saine Miami 18 October 2006 An attorney for ex-Congressman Mark Foley of Florida says his client will reveal the name of the Roman Catholic priest he says sexually abused him as a young boy. Foley abruptly resigned from the House of Represe

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 March 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has testified before Congress on the dangers posed by global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the environmentalist and former presidential candidate urged lawmakers to take

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 03 February 2006 Congressional hearings begin Monday on President Bush's decision to order, without warrants, eavesdropping on Americans with suspected ties to terrorists.

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By Scott Stearns White House 08 February 2006 President George Bush is calling on Congress to approve his 2007 budget requests and make permanent a series of record tax cuts. George Bush speaks to Bus

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AS IT IS 2014-04-17 Kenya Moves Forward with Nuclear Power Plans 肯尼亚推进核能计划 Hello. Lets do it again. Im Jim Tedder in Washington with the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. At the same time, we give you i

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 31 October 2006 As Americans prepare to vote in next week's legislative election to determine control of Congress, the likely field of candidates for the 2008 presidential contest has grown again. A new name on the list

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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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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 September 2006 Legislation imposing sanctions against the government of Sudan and Arab militia responsible for killing tens of thousands of people in Darfur, has been approved by Congress. The House of Representatives

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By Deborah Tate Washington 02 August 2007 The U.S. Senate Thursday approved legislation that strengthens ethics and lobbying laws. The measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, now goes to President Bush for his signature.

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 U.S. legislators on Tuesday heard first hand the findings of an internal government report, which revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, abused its powers in obtaining personal informatio

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 24 January 2007 watch report on the State of the Union President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress - now dominated by his political opponents - to give his new Iraq war plan a chance to succeed. In his State of the

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As President Obama meets with his economic advisers, Congress is moving forward with steps to pass a huge economic recovery package. US Congress With a mid-February deadline for getting legislation to President Obama's desk, the measure was the firs

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The director of the Central Intelligence Agency recently set off a new controversy when reports emerged that he had ordered an embryonic secret counter-terrorism program terminated. Members of Congress were outraged, claiming they had never been inf

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By Jim Fry Washington, DC 08 February 2007 watch report Iraq Contractors The families of four privately-employed security guards who were killed in Iraq gave emotional testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday. They told Congress the employer -- a governm

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By David Gollust State Department 05 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went to Congress Wednesday to defend the Bush administration's nuclear accord with India, which she said is a

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By Dan Robinson Washington 04 May 2007 The U.S. plan to base defensive missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic to defend Europe against potential future threats from Iran was the subject of a congressional hearing Thursday. VOA's Dan Robinson

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 January 2007 The U.S. Congress reconvenes Thursday with the new Democratic majority vowing to push ahead immediately with their legislative agenda. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill where Republicans, who a

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By Brian Padden Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch New Congress report 110th Congress is sworn in at U.S. Capitol 4 Jan 2007 One of the first orders of business for the new congress with its Democratic majority is changing how the people's busines

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 U.S. congressional Democrats, who will control the House of Representatives and Senate beginning in January, are calling on the Bush administration to hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear progra

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By Scott Stearns White House 12 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers begin debate on reforming the nation's immigration laws in the coming week. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bush wants bipartisan action on immigration reform whil

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