A showdown in the Lone Star State over history and how it's taught. Here is CNN's national correspondent Gary Tuchman. The people on the Texas Board of Education are not professional historians but that doesn't stop them from controversial and confid

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House Democrats reached a deal today on details of a health care bill. A vote in a key committee is now expected by the end of the week. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports. Conservative Blue Dog Democrats bargained for changes to the bill going through t

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A few handfuls of hailrattled against the window followed by rain and slippery wind banging theunsecured door of the next room then and through the night.The room stank of semen and smoke and sweat and whiskey, of old carpetand sour hay, saddle leath

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Broadcast: Feb 20, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United S

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Hey, my love Emilio Gonzalez doesn't have long to live, maybe a month, maybe two. This hospital wants to pull the plug on his ventilator, in which case Emilio would die much sooner, probably within hours. The hospital says it's the only humane thing

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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a woman who worked to make a difference in peoples lives, Barbara Jordan. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, edu

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By George Grow Broadcast: July 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam

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I never saw the end in sight Fools are kind of blind Thought everything was going alright But I was running out of time Cause you had one foot out the door I swear I didnt see But if youre rally going away Heres some final words from me Chorus: Baby

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. The national election of eighteen thirty-two put Andrew Jackson in the White House for a second term as president. One of the major events of his second term was the fight ag

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TXU logo Big business deals do not often come with a promise to cut greenhouse gases. But that was part of a deal this week for TXU, the biggest electric company in Texas. Its board of directors agreed to a buyout offer led by two private equity grou

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VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Lady Bird Johnson. She is best known for being the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson who led the nation during th

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty with Gwen Outen. Get ready for a ride. And hold on to your camera. Today we take you on a lightning-fast trip to seven states in fifteen minutes. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: We sta

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THIS IS AMERICA - Texas School Tragedy Remembered 75 Years Later FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we tell you about the seve

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AS IT IS 2015-08-05 First US Presidential Debate: What Will They Say Next? 首场总统候选人辩论:接下来他们会说什么? Seventeen people are officially competing for the Republican Party nomination for president this year. That is the hig

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All My Exes Live In Texas play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:59repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: It's n

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11 美国第五大河流--格兰德河 DATE=3-7-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS#1942 - Rio Grande, Part 2 BYLINE=Oliver Chanler VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the V

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Barbara Jordan By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Sunday, July 25, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Tod

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今天我们要学的词是norm。 Norm, 意思是标准,规范。气象学家研究显示, Triple-digit summer temperatures will be the norm in a few decades in Texas, 美国德克萨斯州几十年后,夏天气温三位数字将是常规现象。

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今天我们要学的词是razor thin。 Razor, 是剃须刀,thin, 是薄的意思,象剃须刀那么薄,引申为极其微弱的意思。美国民主党争夺总统提名的希拉里.克林顿和巴拉克.奥巴马星期二进行党内初选的关

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Hello, everyone. I'm Asieh Namdar again at the CNN Center in Atlanta, let's take a quick look at what's happening with Hurricane Gustav, I mean Ike. Hurricane Ike is slowly losing steam as it moves over Texas. It's now a Category-one storm after roa

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