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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Bar Code Report Bar code The Universal Product Code turned 30 this week. The U.P.C. is a unique combination of black and white lines that can identify virtually anything from a bar of soap to medical

VOA标准英语2009年-Southern African Leaders Prepare for Zimbabwe C

Southern African leaders are to hold a summit in South Africa Monday aimed at reviving deadlocked negotiations over a unity government in Zimbabwe. But parties to the talks are not optimistic saying positions have hardened since a power-sharing agre

VOA标准英语2012--Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs

Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs Hollywood celebrities, journalists and government officials came together in Washington Saturday for a night of laughs at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. President Bara

Shanghai Book Fair Opens to Attract International Literary A-listers

The annual Shanghai Book Fair has returned, and as it celebrates it's tenth anniversary, organizers say the week-long event has attracted a growing number of international literary A-listers. Yun Feng takes us to Shanghai for more. The weeklong Shang

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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图片1 Photo courtesy of Laura Herman, Tampa, Florida Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the word xeriscape. This is kind of a self-indulgent podcast for me. I've been house hunting lately, and I swear if one more real estate agent tells me about a

2007年VOA标准英语-Few Voters Turn Out for Syrian Parliamentary El

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 22 April 2007 A Syrian woman puts her vote in the ballot box at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, 22 Apr 2007 Syrian voters are going to the polls Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament. But widespread apathy appe

2007年VOA标准英语-Darfuris Say Hague's List Must Include Al-Bashi

By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo

2006年VOA标准英语-Volunteers Restore 100-Year-Old Carousel i

By Greg Flakus Houston 25 April 2006 Ryland Edwards, 5, rides a carousel built in 1906 in New Orleans City Park Photo taken May 21, 2005 Eight months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still faces a

2006年VOA标准英语-Some White Zimbabwe Farmers to Get Land Ba

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 23 April 2006 The Zimbabwe government is making it possible for some white farmers to legally remain on their land, and for others to return home, after they were evicted du

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama Meets Karzai in Kabul

U.S Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Sunday. The U.S. Senator, who is traveling as part of a congressional delegation, also met with U.S. troops and military commanders. Ayaz Gul repor

VOA标准英语 Obama Addresses Turkish Parliament, Reaches Out to M

U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants better relations with the Muslim world in general, and Turkey in particular. Mr. Obama used a speech to the Turkish parliament to try and repair ties strained by the Iraq War. Barack Obama said he came to Tu

VOA标准英语2009年-Military Leaders Back Obama's Iraq Plan

America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule. President Obama's broadcast address,

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We all know the past few years have been difficult for this country. After the worst recession of our lifetimes,it will take longer than any of us would like for the economy to fully recover. But there are plenty of steps we can take to speed up the

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2007年VOA标准英语-Leaders of Warring Palestinian Factions Agree t

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 January 2007 The leaders of warring Palestinian factions have agreed to a new ceasefire. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, militants on the streets want revenge after another wave of bloody clash

2007年VOA标准英语-Armenian Voters Prepare to Elect New Parliament

By Lisa McAdams Moscow 11 May 2007 Armenians go to the polls this Saturday in a parliamentary election seen as a key test for democracy ahead of next year's presidential vote. VOA's Lisa McAdams in Moscow reports two pro-government parties are runnin

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Adrienne: So, Mary, whats in the basket there? Mary: Oh, those are all the Christmas cards I received this year. Adrienne: Oh, thats a lot. Mary: Yeah, its quite a few. I had kind of an extensive list for people I would send cards to but in October m

Obama Urges Congress to Pass Economic Bills

President Barack Obama is putting pressure on Congress to pass legislation he proposed earlier this year that he said will boost the U.S. economy. In an election year with the state of the economy as a major issue, President Obama is calling on lawma