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AZUZ: But it wasn't until yesterday, the first time since 1788 that the Constitution's Article I Section 3 Clause 4 played out for a president's cabinet nominee. The clause says that The vice president of the United States shall be president of the S

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

VOA慢速英语2013 政府提高债务上限,交易市场重开

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

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AS IT IS 2015-06-27 US Congress Gives President Obama a Trade Victory 美国国会给奥巴马贸易协定开绿色通道 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是经济报道。 The United

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

Gadhafi Says Other Nations Should Follow Libya's Example

Roger Wilkison Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hailed his first visit to Europe in 15 years as historic and followed up his renunciation of weapons of mass destruction with a pledge to work for worl

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

VOA慢速英语2011--Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in

IN THE NEWS - Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in Washington This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A week ago, the United States government was preparing to suspend some of its operations for lack of a budget. But late last Friday, negotia

VOA标准英语2009-Libya's Gadhafi Lashes Out at US

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. Strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks on the United States in 2001. He was speaking Thursday in Rome, where he is on a three-day official visi

VOA标准英语2009年-Senate Democrats Unite to Advance Key

The Senate has voted by 60 to 40 to close debate on landmark health care reform legislation backed by U.S. President Barack Obama and fiercely opposed by Republican lawmakers. Now, the divided chamber appears to be heading towards a vote to pass the

美国国家公共电台 NPR USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Foods that contain genetically modified ingredients will soon be required to have a special label. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that we're now seeing what that label might look like. MERRIT KENNEDY, BYLINE: About two years ago, Con

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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

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-12-16

1. Tonight, both Democrats and Republicans will have the opportunity to show America whether they stand with the President who was defying the will of the voters or with the millions of the Americans who want a safe and legal immigration system. This

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

US House Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

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