CNN 2010-07-26

The big issue at the moment is the weather, as you know, there is a storm brewing out there, and we are working closely with NOAA in the National Hurricane Center to determine will it build into a storm and what path will it take. We are in constant

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By Suzanne Presto New York 31 August 2007 The U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlstrom, says the humanitarian situation in Sudan's western Darfur region is worsening. From

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Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit 交易重开政府债务上限扩展 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Late Wednesday night, the United States Congress approved a deal to end a partial government shutdown. The deal also incr

NPR 2011-12-17

In the House, lawmakers eager to leave Washington gridlock behind them for a holiday break have approved a one-trillion-dollar spending bill. Speaker of the House John Boehner announced the vote. The ayes are 296, the nays are 121. The conference rep

NSA Surveillance Program to Continue

The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to continue collecting data on US phone calls. Lawmakers rejected the amendment that would have blocked funding for the National Security Agency's program, which gathers details of every call made by

CNN 2011-08-05

Senate will come to order, if all senator has voted, any senator wishes to change their vote, if not on that question, the ayes are 74 and the nays are 26.The motion to concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill 365 is agreed to. Congress has now a

CCTV9英语新闻：Dar es Salaam hosts first Chinese film expo

For the first time ever, the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has hosted a Chinese Film Week. Many locals were treated to popular Chinese movies, and to make sure nothing got lost in translation -- some of the movies had English subtitles while othe

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 14 April 2006 watch Darfur report The Darfur region of Sudan is in the midst of genocide. Diplomats have so far failed to stop the tragedy, citing that country's compl

CNN 2009-11-09

Thanks for being here, and there was a party last night. Oh, yeah, a House party. In Washington, literally, a House party. Democrats, theyve invited the Republicans, but the Republicans didn't really want to party with them last night. The health car

CNN 2010-07-03

Any Senators wishing to vote or to change your vote? If not, the yeas are 99, the nays are 0, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, a motion to reconsider is made and laid upon the table, President will be immediately notified of

NPR 2009-08-07

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. NPR's Audie Cornish reports. Minnesota Senator Al Franken read the tallies at the end of the confirmation vote. On this vote, the yeas are 68 and the nays are 31. Th

Pentagon Closely Monitors Situation in Sudan's Darfour Regio

Alex Belida U.S. defense officials are closely monitoring developments in Sudan's troubled Darfur region but say there are no plans at present for any military response to the humanitarian crisis ther

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By Lisa Schlein Tripoli, Libya 09 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, 06 Sep 2007 U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon says failure to achieve peace in Sudan's conflict-

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By Raymond Thibodeaux Gouroukoun, Chad 21 April 2006 For the past three years, Chadians have taken in Sudanese refugees fleeing attacks by Arab militias backed by Sudan's government. Now, they say the

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2007年VOA标准英语-UN Secretary-General Urges Cease-Fire in Darfur

By Lisa Schlein Khartoum 04 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has urged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to implement an immediate cease-fire in Darfur. The Secretary-General made his appeal during a dinner late Monday with P

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Senate Votes to Kill House Debt Ceiling Bill

In another dramatic evening on Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling. The Democratic-controlled Senate moved quickly, however, to vote to kill the House bill. It

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The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling in exchange for cuts in government spending - one day ahead of a potential default on America's $14.3 trillion national debt. The action now shifts to the