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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of America's largest media companies has sought protection from its creditors in bankruptcy court. The Tribune Company owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and other

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anachronism /əˈnkrənɪzəm/ It is an anachronism to say that William Shakespeare typed his manuscripts. -- error in chronology or time order ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ n. 年代的错误 如果说威廉

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In China, state media report upwards of 10,000 people were killed in Monday's powerful earthquake. The quake struck in mid-afternoon when schools and offices were full. NPR's Laura Sydell reports from Shanghai. In some areas of Sichuan Province, eig

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1.President Obama announces an ambitious plan to avert home foreclosures of people with troubled mortgages by coercing lenders to lower interest rates. The president is also backing legislation to give bankruptcy judges the power to alter mortgage t

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Earlier this month, the Chicago Tribune newspaper sent a reporter to church four hundred kilometers away in the little town of Mount Vernon, in southern Illinois. Minister Coy Huffman holds services during pro rodeo events. Here he delivers a Power

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Under Pressure, Tronc Recognizes 'Chicago Tribune' Union RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Chicago Tribune has taken a big step closer to unionizing for the first time in the paper's 170-year history. The Tribune's owner Tronc has agreed to negotiate with a u

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RACHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they're one step closer to unionizing. They voted overwhelmingly in favor of it and have given the paper's owners 24 hours to respond. It's a big turnaround for the paper, which has histor

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Sinclair Broadcast Group is based in Maryland. This is a conservative company that owns more local TV stations than any other company in the country. And Sinclair is about to get bigger with a $3.9 billion deal with Tribune Media.

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The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles II (C0022) A: Really, gentlemen, you cant take me to jail! Dont you know who I am? Kris Kringle, you know, Papa Noel, Pere Noel, Babbo Natale, sheng dan lao ren! B: Yeah, Yeah, weve heard that one before, haventwe J

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The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think weve got ourselves a situation here. B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir? A: I had one o

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By Greg Flakus Houston 10 November 2007 The state of emergency and continuing violence in Pakistan are of special concern to the estimated half a million people of Pakistani descent living in the United States. Many of them are following events in th

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While Chinese people bask in the afterglow of Lunar-New-Year celebrations, a BBC documentary - entitled Chinese New Year, the Biggest Celebration on Earth - is coming to CCTV's documentary channel. It reflects the growing global recognition of the fe

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