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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the website WikiLeaks published more than seventy-five thousand American military documents on the war in Afghanistan. These documents from the Army and Marine Corps included secret reports from
By Jim Malone Washington 31 January 2007 As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq, it also serves as a reminder of the historical tensions that have existed between the president and Congress during
By Mil Arcega Washington 28 February 2007 watch Senate Budget Hearing The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has held its first round of budget hearings on the Bush administration's request for additional military funding for Iraq and Afghanistan.
In a landmark development within stem cell research, scientists say theyve used a cloning technique to make embryonic stem cells that match a patients DNA. The journal Nature highlights a study that shows the potential for using the technology to rep
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. A few moments ago I signed legislation that funds our troops who are in harm's way. Our nation has no greater responsibility than supporting our men and women in uniform -- especially since we're at war. This is a respon
Chrysler has been forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the struggling US automaker failed to reach an agreement with its creditors. David Cole is the head of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He says Chrysler hopes
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As families across the country enjoy the summer, Americans can be optimistic about our economic future. In the past four years, our economy has been through a lot: we faced a stock market decline, a recession, corporate s
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 29 September 2007 The focus of congressional action on Iraq shifts again from the Senate to the House of Representatives next week. While majority Democrats are releasing few specific details of their legislative strategy
By Deborah Tate Washington 25 April 2006 The U.S. Senate has begun considering a massive spending bill to pay for the war in Iraq and aiding the recovery of the storm-ravaged Gulf coast. Iraq war crit
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution to require President Bush to give Congress a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the measure which had bipartisan supp
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 March 2007 The appropriations committee of the House of Representatives has voted [36 to 28] to approve Democratic-crafted legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than September of 200
美国会众议院批准1.1万亿美元支出计划 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives approved the 1 trillion U.S. dollars spending bill Wednesday, which would keep the federal government open through 2014 fiscal year. In
By Dan Robinson Washington 15 October 2009 As President Barack Obama held the fifth in a series of meetings with advisors and military officials on Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers were raising more questions about U.S. strategy in the country. A congres
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates faced tough questions from lawmakers Tuesday about the Bush administration's refusal to hold talks with Iran unless Tehran first halts its uranium enrichment program. Gates told a Senate panel that it is an open
Recognising Palestine 认可巴勒斯坦 A state of things to come 大波纷争来袭 Britain votes to recognise a Palestinian state 英国投票承认巴勒斯坦国 What would Arthur Balfour say? 阿瑟贝尔福将会说什么? IN HIS declaration
By Dan Robinson Washington 12 December 2007 Majority Democrats in Congress and the White House are deadlocked over funding for the federal government. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where Democratic and Republican leaders continue nego
By Dan Robinson Washington 04 December 2007 An end-of-year battle continues between majority Democrats in Congress and President Bush over government spending and money for military operations in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. In
奥巴马签署临时议案结束关门 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed a last-minute deal early Thursday to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Obama signed the bill into law without fur
Obituary;Robert Byrd 讣告;罗伯特伯德 Robert C. Byrd, doyen of the United States Senate, died on June 28th, aged 92 罗伯特C伯德,资深美国参议院议员,逝世于6月28日,享年92岁 WHENEVER Robert Byrd walked the corridors