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U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's decision to defect from the Republican Party and become a Democrat is the latest setback for a party still reeling from national election defeats in 2008 and 2006. Political survival appears to be the immediate reason fo

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-30

1.US officials say there are new signs North Korea may be planning even more missile launches. Today it fired its sixth short-range missile since Monday and officials say there are signs of more activity. 2.Members of the United Auto Workers union h

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-22)

1. Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter will not be elected to a sixth term. Specter lost his primary battle to congressman Joe Sestak, who will now face Republican Pat Toomey in the fall. In Kentucky, Rand Paul won the Republican primary, calling its

VOA标准英语 Top Republican Senator to Switch Parties

Veteran U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania stunned the Washington establishment by announcing he is leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat. The move will bring Democrats closer to the 60-vote majority they need to overcome potenti

VOA双语新闻：美参议员敦促增加最高法院多样化

It may be weeks or even months before U.S. President Barack Obama announces his first appointment to the United States Supreme Court. But, he is already getting a lot of advice from members of Congress about a possible replacement for retiring Justic

PBS高端访谈:关于CRISPR基因编辑技术在进化方面的讨论

JUDY WOODRUFF: As Vice President Biden said earlier, innovations in genetics could be crucial to finding cures for diseases like cancer. One of the most significant developments in this field is the newly discovered ability to modify the very genes i

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-17

1. Former US Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has died. The Republican-turned-Democrat, who played a key role in many Supreme Court nominations, was 82. Specter died Sunday morning from complications of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. 2. Extreme athlete

2006年VOA标准英语-US Congress Considers Amending Law on Wiretappi

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 The Bush administration has endorsed legislation to change U.S. law to accommodate a controversial anti-terrorism surveillance program that some critics have called illegal. A Senate hearing focused on the i

VOA标准英语2010年-Jennifer Glasse 20 May 2010

Senator Arlen Specter gives his concession speech to supporters on stage with his wife Joan Specter, center, and son Shanin Specter, right, in Philadelphia, 18 May 2010 American voters appear to have taken out their anger and frustration at Washingto

VOA标准英语2009-Senators Urge Obama to Add to High Court Diversi

It may be weeks or even months before U.S. President Barack Obama announces his first appointment to the United States Supreme Court. But, he is already getting a lot of advice from members of Congress about a possible replacement for retiring Justi

VOA标准英语2012--South Sudan Oil Dispute Raises Specter of War

South Sudan Oil Dispute Raises Specter of War South Sudan is retooling its armed forces - working to strengthen the former rebel Southern People's Liberation Army into a more formal military. Soldiers here at the Bilpam military base in Juba could be

VOA标准英语2009-US Lawmakers Divided on Afghanistan

Opinions remain sharply divided in Congress as President Obama says a new plan will address every aspect of US strategy in the war Michael Bowman | Washington 22 November 2009 Democratic Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (File) I do not believe

美国国家公共电台 NPR Michael Specter: What Happens When We Ignore Scientific Consensus?

GUY RAZ, HOST: It's the TED Radio Hour from NPR. I'm Guy Raz. And on the show today, ideas about truth, lies and denial. I want to start by asking about this word denialism. What is it - what's your definition of it? MICHAEL SPECTER: Denialism is som

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Blocks Legislation to Restore Legal R

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 19 September 2007 Legislation that would have given detainees held by the United States the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts has been blocked in the Senate by lawmakers arguing the measure would undermine

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senators Press Gonzales on Counter-Terrorism

By Jim Malone Washington 18 July 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced tough questions Tuesday from members of the Senate about some of the Bush administration's counter-terrorism programs. Alberto Gonzales testifies before Senate Judiciary C

美国国家公共电台 NPR Killings Of Guatemala's Indigenous Activists Raise Specter Of Human Rights Crisis

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Guatemala, there's been a wave of killings of indigenous leaders over the last year. International human rights organizations have tried to raise the alarm, but in Guatemala itself, there's been little outrage and silence from