VOA常速英语2014--美国2015年不可能实现移民改革

US Immigration Reform Appears Unlikely in 2015 美国2015年不可能实现移民改革 HOUSTON, TEXAS Over the span of several U.S. election cycles, there have been calls for comprehensive immigration reform to fix a system that people on both sides

Is Housing Reform Necessary?

Lesson 20 Is Housing Reform Necessary? Text Housing Reform Faces Obstacles Housing reform, acknowledged by economists and politicians at home and abroad as central to China's economic reform, has reac

Land Reform in South Africa Multi-Faceted

By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised

US Immigration Reform Likely a Significant Issue in Race for

Dan Robinson Congressional Democrats have presented principles for immigration reform they say will be fairer than what President Bush has proposed. The announcement sets up an election year battle be

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Some classic articles in the textbook will be kicked out and the new articles will be brought in. When people heard the news, they felt pity about it, because the articles from Lu Xun were so humorous and profound. Lu Xuns articles were learned by ma

2007年VOA标准英语-US Task Force Recommends Radical Changes to Imm

By Marissa Melton Washington 19 January 2007 As the new U.S. Congress prepares to debate immigration reform and border security, a bipartisan task force has released a report outlining suggestions to simplify and strengthen U.S. immigration policy.

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice Launches Campaign to Aid Afghan Legal Syst

By David Gollust Washington 14 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday launched an effort to mobilize U.S. private-sector support for rebuilding Afghanistan's legal system. Under a new public-private partnership effort, U.S. l

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Obama 2nd Term Agenda

Washington Week: Focus on Obama 2nd Term Agenda The president is expected to provide additional details on his second-term agenda when he addresses a joint session of a politically-divided Congress. That agenda includes U.S. immigration reform - a ca

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on US Immigration Reform

Washington Week: Focus on US Immigration Reform Congress returns to work after a weeklong recess. Many legislators heard passionate and pointed words in their home districts on immigration reform. We are here today as a coalition, as a group to put t

英闻天下——81 China to Reform Re-education through Labor System

The laojiao system allows police to detain people for up to four years without an open trial. Leading experts have argued this contradicts Chinese laws and China's Constitution. The system has made headlines in recent months, with several cases of pe

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Legal Advice法律咨询费Mitchell Palmer was a young lawyer. One day, a neighbor entered his office and asked: What could I do if another man's dog entered my yard and killed one of my chickens?密切尔伯默先生是个青年律师。有一天，他

Breakup first, then debts for Ministry of Railways reform

BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The first challenge for the Ministry of Railways (MOR) is to ensure the smooth separation of administrative functions from its commercial operations, while its debts will be handled next, an official involved in planning

China's health reform cuts drug prices

NANJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At a time when almost every commodity in China is getting more expensive, the dwindling cost of medicine is a rarity. Zhang Jinkui, a hypertension patient, buys medicines from the community health center of his neighborh

China to reform prices in energy sector

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role

China to reform re-education through labor system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will advance reforms for its controversial re-education through labor system this year, according to a national political and legal work conference held on Monday. The system allows police to detain

China's healthcare reform tasks completed

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Missions set in a three-year plan for China's healthcare reform program in the 2009-2011 period have been completed on schedule, according to a new official report. The report said the reform efforts have brought about pr

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China will begin blacklisting and punishing officials who interfere in judicial activities, under plans approved by the country's top reform planning committee on Friday. 中央全面深化改革领导小组周五（2月27日）通过的决议规定，

Commentary: Reform of labor re-education system inevitable

Commentary: Reform of labor re-education system inevitable BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- After prolonged public complaints and a series of scandals, China's controversial re-education through labor system will finally be reformed, a move that is inevi

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CCTV9英语新闻：Response to legal work reports

The legal work reports are a hot issue for NPC deputies and CPPCC members during each political season. They come from all walks of life and have different angles on the reports. CCTV's Han Peng speaks to some of them on their response to the reports