VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - Pakistani Lawmakers to Elect New Presi

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Lawmakers in Pakistan will elect a new president on September sixth. Officials set the date Friday. Presidents are elected by parliament and the assemblies of the four provinces. President Pervez Musharraf

2007年VOA标准英语-Ukrainians Skeptical About Parliamentary Electi

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 September 2007 Ukrainian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a special election to choose a new parliament. But as VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Kyiv there is widespread doubt about the credibility of the e

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【英文短篇小说】Human Readable（3）

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【英文短篇小说】Human Readable（2）

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【英文短篇小说】Human Readable（1）

1. Nice networks don't go down It was unthinkable that the invisible ants that governed all human endeavor should catastrophically fail, but fail they did, catastrophically, on the occasion of Trish's eighth date with Rainer. It took nineteen seconds

VOA常速英语2007年-South Africa's Ruling Party to Elect Leaders At

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 14 December 2007 South Africa's ruling African National Congress is due to begin its much anticipated national conference Sunday in Polokwane in Limpopo province. VOA'S Delia Robertson reports the gathering will endors

VOA常速英语2007年-Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Elect Presid

By Alex Villarreal Washington, D.C. 21 December 2007 The Lebanese Parliament will make its next attempt to elect a new president on Saturday. The post has been vacant since late November, when the country's pro-Syrian president stepped down. As VOA's

VOA标准英语2008年-Lebanon Prepares to Elect New President After E

By Challiss McDonough Beiruit 24 May 2008 The Lebanese parliament is scheduled to elect a president on Sunday, ending an extended period of political turmoil that erupted earlier this month into violent clashes between Lebanon's U.S.-backed governmen

voa标准英语2008年-President-elect Obama Set to Form New Administr

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is set to begin the task of forming his new administration after a historic election in which American voters selected him to be the first black president of the United States. News reports say Mr. Obama has offered

voa标准英语2008年-US President-Elect Promises Stronger Alliance W

South Korea had its first real brush of contact with the incoming Obama administration Friday. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak spoke on the phone with his soon-to-be U.S. counterpart, President-elect Barack Obama. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from

voa标准英语2008-US Vice President-Elect Promises Action to Reviv

U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden says the incoming White House economic team is making progress toward agreeing on details of an economic stimulus plan. President-elect Barack Obama's advisers are increasing the number of jobs they want to create

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigeria's President-Elect Visits Neighbors

By Nico Colombant Dakar 07 May 2007 Nigeria's president-elect, Umaru Mussa Yar'Adua, has started formal visit to several African countries, but critics say he should focus his attention first on problems at home following his disputed election. VOA's

VOA常速英语2007年-EU Opposes Independence Plans by Kosovo's Elect

By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 November 2007 The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbia

VOA常速英语2007年-US Urges Sharif, Others, to Join Pakistan Elect

By David Gollust State Department 28 December 2007 The United States, in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, is urging all moderate Pakistani political forces including the party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take part in the coun

2006年VOA标准英语-US Trainer Does Not See Troop Reduction in Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 August 2006 A senior U.S. military officer directly involved in training Iraq's army says in spite of notable progress it will likely take years before the new security forces can control the country on their own, and he doe

VOA双语新闻2008年：South Korean President-Elect

South Korea's president-elect says he plans to do away with the ministry that has handled relations with North Korea for nearly 40 years. But, many of the lawmakers who would have to approve the plan are opposed to it. 韩国当选总统李明博说，

VOA常速英语2007年-Voters to Elect New Government in India's Gujar

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 December 2007 India's western state of Gujarat is electing a new state government. The polls will decide the political fortunes of a Hindu hard-line chief minister who rules the state and are being seen as a test for I

Peru's President-Elect to Reappoint Central Bank Chief

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview

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