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The five men accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix army base in New Jersey were found guilty on federal conspiracy charges today. They now face possible sentences of life in prison. Peter Crimmins of member station WHYY was in the courtroom. Th

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 March 2006 A U.S. Senate Democrat has introduced legislation to censure President Bush for authorizing the warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens. Russ Feingold (file

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Record numbers of Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting - more than 28 million people in 34 of the 50 states. Election statistics and a new opinion survey show that registered Democrats are turning out to vote early in far greate

voa标准英语2008-Obama Assembling Centrist Team

President-elect Barack Obama was elected last month largely on the promise of bringing change after eight years of the Bush administration. But, some of Mr. Obama's liberal supporters are disappointed that his emerging cabinet has a decidedly centri

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How We Vote: Registration as Party Strategy Every American citizen 18 and older, with few exceptions, is eligible to take part in elections. In the 2008 U.S. presidential contest, 63.6 percent of those eligible to vote did so. The U.S. differs from m

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By Jim Fry Washington 08 November 2007 Candidates for the U.S. presidential nominations often focus on domestic matters, but they turned their attention recently to several international issues. Democrats clashed over the war in Iraq and over what so

VOA常速英语2008年-Nader Enters US Presidential Race

By Paula Wolfson Washington 24 February 2008 Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says he is launching a campaign for president of the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, Nader cites growing discontent in the country with both Republicans and Democr

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By Peter Fedynsky / Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 07 November 2006 watch Election Day report Voting is underway in the United States in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Bush. The balloting will determine if Mr. Bush's Repu

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For the past several decades Republican presidential candidates have been able to count on winning in the Rocky Mountain states so they could concentrate their efforts elsewhere. But this year the Democrats are making inroads in those states and cou

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Tuesday looms as an important day in U.S. presidential politics with 10 states holding presidential primary or caucus votes with a total of 419 Republican delegates at stake. The so-called Super Tuesday voting could determine whether former Massachus

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