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By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush is moving to help keep thousands of American homeowners from defaulting on their home loans in a growing crisis that has affected worldwide financial markets. VOA White House Correspondent Sc

VOA标准英语2008年-Analysts Say Economic Crisis Started with Bad H

The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. But as VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington, experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loan

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Explanation: Sometimes people who come to the United States from other countries are surprised by the differences among individual states. Things that are legal (or allowed by law) in one state may not be legal in another! Many of the things that are

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Janet, I offer you my deepest appreciation you were my teacher for macroeconomics when I was a graduate student. 珍妮特 我在此表示对你深深的尊敬你是我读研究生时的宏观经济学老师 Thank you 谢谢你 That learning has mean

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I met with Housing Secretary Jackson and Treasury Secretary Paulson to discuss the economy and the turbulence in our Nation's mortgage industry. The fundamentals of America's economy remain strong. But the mor

【美国总统电台演说】2008-10-11

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Over the past few days, we have witnessed a startling drop in the stock market -- much of it driven by uncertainty and fear. Many Americans have serious concerns about their economic well-being. Here's what the American

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Over the past few days, we have witnessed a startling drop in the stock market -- much of it driven by uncertainty and fear. This has been a deeply unsettling period for the American people. Many of our citizens have ser

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By Michael Bowman Washington 28 March 2007 The United States' top monetary official says the country's economy continues to grow and create jobs, but is hindered by several factors, including negative developments in the housing industry. VOA's Micha

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the government took control of America's two biggest housing finance companies. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under conservatorship. This process of supervision will continue until the ne

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By Barry Wood Washington 10 January 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates if the economy weakens further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Bernanke said the housing market is con

voa标准英语2008-US House Prices Continue to Fall Despite Low Mor

The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. Houses for sale in Denver, Colorado Home prices in the United States have fallen over eight

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This is the day in 1954 that the Supreme Court issued its famous ruling desegregating schools, Brown versus Board of Education. Today, schools remain largely segregated, and the author Richard Rothstein argues that's because housin

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The director of a national regulatory agency has been accused of sexual harassment. His name is Melvin Watt, and he heads up the Federal Housing Finance Agency. An employee there named Simone Grimes claims that Watt harassed her,

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今天我们要学的词是， drag。 Drag, 做为名词，有累赘，拖累的意思。美国联邦储备委员会主席伯南克认为，房屋市场的不景气会继续成为美国经济成长的绊脚石。Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

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今天我们要学的词是drag。 Drag, 做为名词，有累赘，拖累的意思。美国联邦储备委员会主席伯南克认为，房屋市场的不景气会继续成为美国经济成长的绊脚石。Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sai

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U.S. stock markets teetered between positive and negative territory on Tuesday as the federal government unveiled yet another effort to loosen tight credit and promote lending. The day brought more unwelcome news about America's troubled housing and

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每日一词【293】boost：推动

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The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. Experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loans in the housing industry, and grew into a widespr