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This is AP News Minute. President Barack Obama is in Florida speaking in Jackson Building,the members of the military.The president remembered 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan,saying they gave their lives to protect ar

SSS 2008-09-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Athletes have obviously been tempted to use performance enhancing anabolic steroids. Drug testing may discourage such use. But a new study finds that some of the perfo

THIS IS AMERICA - Baseball Season Opens as Congress Investig

THIS IS AMERICA - Baseball Season Opens as Congress Investigates Steroid Use By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, April 11, 2005 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm F

美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-18

1 President Bush rules out helping North Korea build a civilian nuclear reactor for electricity until it dismantles its nuclear weapons programmes. 2 Iraq's Shiite Interior Minister says claims Iraqi

VOA标准英语2012--New Study Could Change Treatment For Asthma

New Study Could Change Treatment For Asthma Most adults who have mild or moderate asthma are told to use their inhalers twice daily, even if they don't have symptoms. The medicine in those compressed-air inhalers are corticosteroids, which open a per

VOA常速英语2007-Raid Highlights Concerns Over Steroid Use

By Tony Budny Washington 01 October 2007 U.S. law enforcement officials last week announced their largest crackdown ever on performance enhancing drugs. The nationwide raid calls attention to what officials say are the dangers of steroid use among pr

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2006年VOA标准英语-Asteroid Approaches Earth: Destruction or Delig

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 07 July 2006 watch Asteroid report A major asteroid passed by the Earth this week, and another is heading this way. An asteroid visible in the night sky Asteroids are similar to comets and meteors. But they are larger, m

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 July 2006 A large asteroid, known as 2004 XP14, raced past the Earth early Monday. Scientists say it posed no threat to the planet, but serves as a reminder of the hazards encountered in space. -------- The rocky sp

2006年VOA标准英语-Controversy over Barry Bonds' Home Run Record

By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 08 June 2006 watch Bonds Controversy report Experts refer to baseball as a game of numbers. Recently, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling won his 200th game and Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees collected his 2,000

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-11

1. The tearful family and friends of slain US Border Patrol Agent Nicolas Ivie attended funeral services for him today. Ivie's death is believed to be the result of friendly fire. A second surviving agent was also shot. 2. President Barack Obama's ca

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1. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will give a major foreign policy speech Monday when he visits Virginia Military Institute. Romney is expected to say that it's time to change course in the Middle East. 2. Federal health officials say th

New Study Could Change Treatment for Asthma

New Study Could Change Treatment for Asthma Global treatment guidelines for asthma could change as a result of a study led by a researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Most adults who have mild or moderate asthma are told to use their i

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