Fridays are awesome, even when it is our last one of this semester. I am Carl Azuz, and you are tuned in the CNN Student News. First up today, a quick check of our headlines. Strike is off, the judge says plans for a walkout by a British Airway's Cab

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A woman was elected to the US Congress for the first time,96 years ago,today we'll meet the woman who served the longest time on Capital Hill,as our Women's History Month coverage rolls on. First up,though,we are looking at Puerto Rico as it gets som

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THIS IS AMERICA - Election Day Will Bring Struggle for Power, Direction of USBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Monday, October 30, 2006 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Wilson Builds Public Support for the League of NationsBy Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, April 27, 2006 (MUSIC) THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by

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Babies Now Permitted on US Senate Floor Lawmakers in the United States Senate may now bring their young babies with them to work. The Senate voted Wednesday to permit children under the age of one in the chamber while their parents cast votes. The Se

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34 美国参议院的变革 DATE=6/2/01 TITLE=IN THE NEWS #483 - Changes in American Senate BYLINE=Jerilyn Watson (start at 1'06

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WASHINGTONFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a letter by 47 Republican senators sent directly to Iran's government was out of step with the best traditions of American leadership and undermined sensitive, international talks with the

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The U.S. Congress passed a spending bill Wednesday that will keep the government operating for another few months and provide $1.1 billion for efforts to combat the Zika virus. 美国国会星期三通过了一项拨款法案,使政府可以再维持

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Lawmakers are expressing outrage over a security exercise that showed investigators had no troubles smuggling bomb-making materials past guards at a number of federal buildings. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman called it the broadest indictment of

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Pakistani officials are assuring the US government they'll do everything in their power to help investigate the case of the American accused of parking a car bomb in New York City. Faisal Shahzad became an American citizen last year. He's originally

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President Obama has met with the bipartisan leadership of Congress at the White House. They discussed financial re-regulation legislation. As NPRs Mara Liasson reports, the parties sound as though they are moving farther apart, not closer together on

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1. President Barack Obama says he is pleased the Senate has passed a two-month extension of the social security payroll tax cut. The Senate voted 89 to 10 in favor of the measure today. It also extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. 2

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The committee appointed by Vice president, preceded by the Secretary of the Senate (Edwin A. Halsey), and the Sergeant at Arms (Wall Doxey), and consisting of Mr. Barkley, Mr. McNary, Mr. Connally, Mr. Capper, And Mrs. Caraway, entered the Chamber at

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More and more people are trying to flee Port-au-Prince as the scope of the damage from Tuesday's major earthquake becomes clearer.Surivivors have been searching for lot ones in the rubbles-strewn in the streets.The death toll from 7.0 remains unknown

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1. It was a good night for Tea Party candidates in Delaware. Christine O'Donnell rode a surge of support from Tea Party activists to win the Republican Senate primary. She defeated nine-term Congressman Mike Castle. The winner in the general election

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IN THE NEWS - Fight for U.S. Congress Speeds Up; Mexico's Presidential DisputeBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, September 09, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A map showing Senate

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美众院拒为奥巴马医改拨款 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap spending bill that strips out funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, se

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美债大限即至 谈判仍陷僵局 美国错过提高其16.7万亿美元债务上限截止日期的可能性昨日增加。为结束华盛顿僵局而达成协议的努力在国会不了了之。 Talks to end impasse falter The chances of the US m

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

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CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obamas pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel wil

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