VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Why We Should Care About

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US Election Enters New Phase

By Jim Malone The U.S. presidential election campaign has entered a new phase, with both major party candidates criss-crossing the country in search of votes. After ceding the week to John Kerry and t

福布斯公布2016电视圈最吸金男星 谢耳朵第1

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CNN 2010-08-15

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NPR 2012-05-11

The House Armed Services Committee is overwhelmingly supporting a 624-billion-dollar defense legislation it calls for construction of a mission defense site on the East Coast, and [to] restore ships and planes that were supposed to be retired early.

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-14

1. A federal jury has convicted Conrad Black and three of his former executives of illegally pocketing money that should've gone to stockholders. The fallen media tycoon faces 35 years in prison for the offences and a maximum penalty of one million d

VOA标准英语,American

Ron Paul Picks Up Arab-American Endorsements We believe that Dr. Paul brings to this campaign sense, sanity and sincerity, said Osama Siblani, publisher of the largest Arab-American newspaper in the United States - The Arab-American News - telling a

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I have always tried to maintain a private space for my wife and children. They have been kept separate from my sponsors, my commercial endorsements. When my children were born, we only released photographs so that the paparazzi could not chase them.

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Speedo and several other companies have stripped US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte of his sponsorship following the controversy the gold medal winner sparked at the Rio games by allegedly lying to Brazilian police about being robbed at gunpoint. Speedo和

CNN 2008-02-01

Hey there! I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The gloves came off last night in the Republican presidential debate in California. Mitt Romney accused Senator John McCain of misrepresenting

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VOA常速英语2008年-US Presidential Candidates Seek Endorsements to

By Jeffrey Young Washington 07 March 2008 U.S. political candidates make great effort to get endorsements - - statements of support - - from other politicians, from issue groups, and others whose backing could bolster their campaigns for office. In t

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Scientists have unveiled the latest prototype of a car that drives itself with the help of a tablet computer. Acting like a plane on autopilot, it is designed to take over from humans in slow-moving heavy traffic or on a familiar route such as a scho

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