The Japanese whaling fleet has denied that a ship deliberately hit protest ship the Ady Gil. The Institute for Cetacean Research says the Ady Gil was steaming towards the Japanese boat to try to cut it off when the crash occurred. But the captain of

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AS IT IS 2015-06-27 US Congress Gives President Obama a Trade Victory 美国国会给奥巴马贸易协定开绿色通道 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是经济报道。 The United

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The Debate over Voting Restrictions in America Former United States President Jimmy Carter has travelled the world observing elections to find out if they are fair. Carter also is a former Democratic governor in the American state of Georgia. Now he

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Glossary abstain弃权(不投票) alleged(未经证实而)陈述的 argument论据evidence assume假想,假设soppose,persume backyard后院 ballot无记名投票制 breeding-ground某事物(通常指有害事物)的滋生地 burden负担

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Voters in Thailand have cast their ballots in a general election blighted by protests. Polling in a few constituencies of the capital city and in most southern provinces was called off due to unrest caused by anti-government protesters. But a large m

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BBC News with Debby Russ. The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, has held nearly two hours of talks with President Putin and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. Mr. Tillerson called the discussions productive, but he said the world's tw

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BBC News with Marion Marshall. The UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding a halt to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian land which it calls a flagrant violation of international law. The vote passed after the United Sta

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Shandong Chenming Paper Group, a domestic newsprint heavyweight has issued an announcement to major newspaper groups across the country, that a price hike will occur for each tone of newsprint by 500 Yuan, or some 76 US Dollars. How will it influence

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Hi, everybody. One of the most important positions in the President's Cabinet-and to our national security, our law enforcement, and our criminal justice system-is Attorney General. 大家好!总统内阁最重要的职位之一,也是对我们的国

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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in New Zealand last weekend for a 6 day visit. The visit is part of the Queens 60th Jubilee. It is too far for the Queen to travel now but her son and grandson have been visiting countries in the Commonwe

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Oscar had just moved to New York City. He registered to vote. A week later, he received his voter card. Now he was a registered voter. He read the voter notice from the Board of Elections. It said to call VOTE-NYC if he had a question. He had a quest

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1. President Bush is turning up the pressure on Pervez Musharraf. Bush is calling on the Pakistani president to hold elections and relinquish his army post as soon as possible. It's the first public comment since Musharraf imposed a state of emergen

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This is AP news minute. 1. House republicans have nominated representative Paul Ryan to became the next speaker. Ryan won on secret ballot of the house's 247 republicans. The full house is expected to elect Ryan as speaker on Thursday. 2. A deputy wh

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Voters, including Tamils displaced by the civil war, decided whether to extend the tenure of the incumbent president or replace him with his former top military chief. Steve Herman | Colombo 25 January 2010 Policeman giving instruction to voters at p

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A: I would like to speak to you, if you dont mind. B: What would you like to speak to me about? A: I would like to talk to you about this years election. B: Is that right? A: I am a volunteer for this years campaign. B: Thats wonderful. I am impresse

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The Electoral Commission will today officially declare the result of the Senate race in Western Australia, but it could be short-lived. The Green's Scott Ludlam has narrowly edged out the Palmer United Party for the 6th and final WA senate seat. But

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Arroyo Apologizes for Conversation with Election Officials 阿罗约为竞选舞弊公开道歉 Philippine President Gloria Arroyo broke her silence Monday on allegations she cheated in last year's cl

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1. The day after caucus-goers in Iowa upended the presidential race, winners Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee are in New Hampshire. Their Democratic and Republican opponents say primary voters on Tuesday could make very different decisions at the ball

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今天我们要学的词是deadline。 Deadline, 是最后期限的意思。4月15号是美国人交纳所得税的最后期限。April 15th is the income tax filing deadline, 民主党总统提名的宾夕法尼亚州党内初选下星期二举行。

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New Zealanders have voted to keep the same flag they've had for the past 114 years, rejecting the chance for a new design. 投票显示,新西兰人民拒绝更换国旗,决定继续沿用飘扬了114年的米字旗。 Preliminary results from vo

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