NPR 2008-04-29

The Senate's No. 2 Democrat today called on the Bush administration to increase funding for World Hunger Relief. That's being included in a new emergency spending bill mainly for the war in Iraq. More from NPR's David Welna. In addition to more than

NPR 2008-04-25

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill, making it illegal for employers and health insurers to discriminate based on a person's genetic make-up. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. This was the third time the Senate has passed so-called genetic non-discr

NPR 2008-11-23

President-elect Barack Obama says he has directed his economic team to develop a sweeping economic stimulus plan that will be broader in scope than proposals he spoke of during the campaign. There'll be a two-year nationwide effort to jumpstart job

NPR 2009-01-30

Illinois state senators have begun debating the fate of Governor Rod Blagojevich with a vote on whether to remove the governor from office expected shortly. Republican State Senator Dale Righter was among those who said Blagojevich needs to go. This

NPR 2009-02-26

Details of the Obama administration's budget blueprint scheduled to be released tomorrow are beginning to trickle out. Among other things, the plan is expected to set a goal of cutting the blooming budget deficit in half by the end of the president'

NPR 2009-02-27

President Barack Obama today released a more than 3.5-trillion-dollar spending plan that will raise taxes for the richest Americans while also laying the groundwork for universal health care. The plan also forecast the biggest deficit since World Wa

NPR 2009-01-24

President Obama met this morning with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss the economic stimulus package. Afterward, leaders of both parties said they expected to have a proposal ready for the president by mid-February. NPR's Scott Horsley has

NPR 2009-01-27

President Barack Obama took several steps today aimed at boosting auto fuel efficiency and curbing greenhouse gases. Environmentalists say the moves represent a clean break with the Bush Administration. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama

NPR 2009-01-28

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Afghanistan has emerged as the greatest military challenge. And more American troops could be headed there as earlier as this spring. NPR's Tom Bowman has more. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee there

NPR 2009-01-31

With the nation's economy suffering its sharpest slowdown in more than a quarter century, President Barack Obama is hoping to connect with middle-class voters. NPR's Scott Horsley has more. President Obama says the recession is deepening. He pointed

NPR 2009-01-29

President Obama is looking past today's expected House vote on his $825 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He met with business leaders today to urge Congress to complete the process swiftly. NPR's Giles Snyder has more. The meeting in the Roos

NPR 2008-04-01

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. It's being described as an important first step by some while others like the head of Senate Banking Committee Connecticut lawmaker Chris Dodd are calling it a wild pitch. It's not even close to the stri

NPR 2008-11-22

The stock market rebounded sharply today on news that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a new Treasury Secretary. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. Investors cheer the selection of New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner to serve a

NPR 2008-11-17

Firefighters have been making progress in containing two of the major wildfires burning in Southern California despite tricky variable winds. But a third fire is raging out of control, spreading northward from Orange County into other heavily popula

NPR 2009-01-23

President Barack Obama surrounded by retired senior military leaders today began announcing some of his overhauling of US treatment of terrorist suspects. Mr. Obama signed an executive order that would call for the closing of the Guantanamo Bay dete

NPR 2009-01-19

This land is your land. This land is my land. From California to the New York Island. The sound of tens of thousands of people singing along with Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen at a concert this afternoon at the Lincoln Memorial. The concert feat

NPR 2009-01-20

President-elect Barack Obama is spending his inauguration eve observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is called a national day of community service. At a Washington D. C. high school, Mr. Obama pledged to provide service opportunities every day

NPR 2009-01-21

Led by a phalanx of motorcycles, President Barack Obama was greeted by a crowd of tens of thousands today as the presidential motorcade moved down Pennsylvania Avenue. Many waited outside in the cold for eight hours or more just to get a glimpse of

NPR 2009-01-22

Senate lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Hillary Clinton to be the nation's next Secretary of State. The Senate on a vote of 94:2 today, approving Clinton's confirmation despite some Republican questions by a possible conflict

蒋健棠英语实用句子37:He is his mother's despair

He is his mother's despair. 他让他的母亲失望透顶。 despair可做动词和名词，都表示失望，同时也可表示让人失望的人或让人失望的事。 Many poor people live a life of despair in this country. 在这国家里许多穷