NPR 2009-6-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Bernard Madoff whose multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme cost many investors their life savings was sentenced to 150 years in prison today in a New York courtroom. NPR's John Ydstie reports. U.S. Distric

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-06-28

1. Janet Jackson is at her brother Michael Jackson's home in Los Angeles. Moving vans arrived there earlier in the day. She drove up in a Bentley and went directly through the gates to the estate. A person close to the family tells the AP that the f

CNN 2010-12-21

Our first goal was to stop the big tax hike that was coming on January the 1st. Ive made it clear going back over the summer that stopping all of the tax hikes was one of our main priorities for this lame-duck session. And while there was an agreemen

CNN 2011-02-19

Have you heard about Bernie's bombshell? Bernie Madoff, that is. The man among con men giving his first published interview since he was arrested two years ago. The New York Times actually talked to him in the North Carolina prison where he is servin

CNN 2009-03-20

Good morning, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, Im Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is whats happening NOW IN THE NWES. From outrage to plans for punishment, lawmakers are now trying to fix the AIG bailout fallout. AIG CEO Edward Liddy says h

CNN 2009-03-15

Hello to you, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Barack Obama is meeting with his Brazilian counterpart at the White House. The two leaders are expected to talk about

CNN 2009-03-11

Good morning, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Obama outlined his plan for a major overhaul of the country's education system last hour. It's time to give al

CNN 2009-02-05

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta. I am Reggie Aqui. Here is what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We are gonna start with the president who wants to set a $500,000 pay cap for executives at companies that got some bailout money. New rules are

CNN 2009-01-13

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Reggie Aqui. Here's what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We begin with President Bush who gave what would likely be the last news conference of his presidency today. Bush spent time thanking members of t

NPR 2009-03-13

Disgraced New York money manager Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty to all 11 criminal charges related to a massive Wall Street Ponzi scheme he had masterminded over the past two decades. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports from New York. Madoff told a

NPR 2009-03-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. In a surprising development, the lawyer for disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff has told a federal judge he will plead guilty later this week to 11 charges that will result in a life sentence. NPR's Ma

NPR 2009-03-07

The news that employer slashed another 651,000 jobs last month coupled with an unemployment rate that is now above 8% shows an economy firmly in the grip of recession. The unemployment rate which rose at 8. 1% in February is the highest it's been in

Pyramid vs. Ponzi Scheme. Which One Is Worse?

Pyramid vs. Ponzi Scheme. Which One Is Worse? And now for the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. When you work hard for your money, you do not want to lose it. And if you invest your hard-earned money, you want to see great return

VOA标准英语2009年-Madoff Pleads Guilty to $65 Billion Investment

New York financier Bernard Madoff was jailed Thursday after pleading guilty to bilking investors out of an estimated $64.8 billion - the largest financial scam in U.S. history. Madoff now faces up to 150 years in prison. But investors who lost their

AP 2010-12-14

1. Hundreds packed a North Carolina church today for the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards. Her daughter Kate spoke about her grace, wits and charm. Sixty-one-year-old Edwards died Tuesday. She's been praised for her strength amid a series of challenges,

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-05

1. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary. Obama has accepted Richardson's withdrawal. A federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-03

1. President Barack Obama has taken the world stage at the G20 summit, calming jitters over the US economy and jump-starting arms negotiations with Russia. It was also a day of protests in central London where demonstrators clashed with riot police

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-04-02

1.President Barack Obama's meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth is just one item on his busy agenda ahead of the G-20 summit in London. During his first European trip as president, Obama also accepted invitations to visit Russia and China later th

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Madoff Victims, Scars Remain 10 Years Later

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Ten years ago, this country was reeling from the worst financial crisis in decades, and in the middle of it all came shocking news. Bernie Madoff, a pillar of Wall Street, was arrested for orchestrating a multibillion-dollar Ponzi

英语听力—环球英语 1076 Earning Money?

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Bernard Madoff stood in court. He