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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 February 2007 The Bush administration is stepping up its campaign to get the Democratic-led Congress to approve its immigration reform plan, which failed to get approval from the Republican-dominated Congress last year

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AZUZ: The Trump administration has made a new proposal concerning taxes in America. The U.S. treasury secretary calls it the biggest tax cut and largest tax reform in U.S. history. But analysts say there weren't enough details in the proposal to know

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CNN 2009-09-05

Hello! I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN center in Atlanta and here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. This morning's new jobless numbers are a little worse than expected. The unemployment rate jumped to 9.7% in August. That is up from 9.4% l

CNN 2011-09-12

That's right. It's the last day of school we hear on CNN student news. Manny? this is Corol Azoops. First up, President Obama's new jobs plan. Last night, the President unvealled the details of his plan to put more Americans back to work in a speach

VOA标准英语2008年-Friday's US Presidential Debate Remains in Doub

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are taking a rare break from the campaign trail to join President Bush and congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting on the U.S. financial crisis. McCain and Obama are scheduled for t

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Touts Jobs Bill; Debt Plan Due Mon

Obama Touts Jobs Bill; Debt Plan Due Monday President Barack Obama is continuing his appeal to Congress to pass his plan to boost hiring and the economy. The president plans to announce on Monday how he will pay for the plan and reduce the government

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Activists Plan 'Tax Day' Marches Calling For Release Of Trump's Taxes

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China's top economic planner believes there is no chance the country will suffer from the recent slowdown. On the sidelines of the annual National People's Congress, Xu Shaoshi -- who heads the National Development and Reform Commission -- said China

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Residents in major economies such as the US and Japan have been enjoying ultra low interest rates for a long time. People in Japan are even seeing negative rates. Take a look at how people in those countries are planning their personal finances in su

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A number of provinces and municipalities across China, including Hebei, Jiangxi and Chongqing, have issued new policies, calling on companies to create 2.5 day weekends. Under the plan, government institutions, state-owned companies, joint-ventures a