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Weekly Address: President Obama Calls on GOP Leadership to Put Aside Partisan Politics and Focus on Strengthening the Economy 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统呼吁共和党领导层将党派政治放到一边,专注于发展经济 WASHINGTON In hi

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Which of these politicians would you vote for?Theyre the same right?Not exactly, in an experiment Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine.Those subtle changes made a difference says Princeton Universit

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The Muslim Brotherhood is considered likely to be the biggest beneficiary of Egypt's first post-revolution elections - a nationwide vote for parliament that begins Monday. But the Brotherhood has an image problem: it is considered too radical by some

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And you know, what struck me when I first met Barack was that even though he had this funny name, and even though he had grown up all the way across the continent in Hawaii, his family was so much like mine. He was raised by grandparents who were wor

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And it was strong enough to bring hope to people who came out on a cold Iowa night--and became the first voices in this chorus for change that has been echoed by millions of Americans from every corner of this nation--millions of Americans who know t

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See, that's why Barack's running: to end the war in Irap responsibly; to build an economy that lifts every family; to make sure health care is available for every American; and to make sure single child in this nation has a world-class education all

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And the people gathered there together that day were ordinary folks doing the best they could to build a good life. See, they were parents trying to get by from paycheck to paycheck; grandparents trying to get it together on a fixed income; men frust

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Congolese Musicians Get Political for December Elections On a warm Saturday afternoon in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of men sit outside a shopping center in Kinshasa, the capital. Some of the men wear heavy gold jewelry and have unusual

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peaches and cream sour grapes 下面我们来谈谈和水果有关习惯用语。英文里

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今天我们要给大家讲的两个习惯用语都是以long这个字为主的。大家都知道，long就是长；长短的长。我们先来给大家讲一个非常口语的，而且也是经常用的

VOA双语新闻 Ukraine Vote

President Bush says if new elections are held in Ukraine they must be fair, open and free of any foreign influence. Mr. Bush insists the will of the Ukrainian people must be known and heard. 美国总统布什说，如果乌克兰重新举行选举，这

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President Bush says American voters ratified his stand on Iraq when they re-elected him in November, and there is no need to hold officials accountable for any miscalculations or mistakes in judgment either before or after the invasion. The comments

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Sometimes we hear that the economic problems in New Zealand are not so bad. On the other hand, we heard of more job losses this week. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will cut 70 jobs. The TEC is a government business which gives funding and c

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The Hong Kong legislature has started its debate today on the single largest democratic reform plan in the city's history. No later than Friday, the legislature will vote on the motion to amend the Basic Law, and grant universal suffrage under a fram

VOA双语新闻 --- Monarchy Loyalist Party Wins Bhutan Elect

In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. 不丹历史性的选举结束了长达一个多世纪的世袭君主制。被广泛视为对王室最

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Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security. The vote is accompanied by rising violence and concerns by opposition parties

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed thousands of flag-waving supporters at a victory rally to celebrate being officially proclaimed winner of Friday's election, despite widespread accusations of fraud. 伊朗总统艾哈迈迪内贾德在庆

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Concerns about a possible delay in Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election are increasing. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has warned that the any delay beyond the 21 day limit from May 2 when results were released will be a breach of election law

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Ballots are being distributed to the polling stations nationwide as Italy prepares for its general elections this weekend. Opinion polls show that Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Democratic Party with almost zero name recognition outside Italy, is

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