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Oscar had just moved to New York City. He registered to vote. A week later, he received his voter card. Now he was a registered voter. He read the voter notice from the Board of Elections. It said to call VOTE-NYC if he had a question. He had a quest

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swing voter to come out swinging 我们要给大家介绍两个和竞选有关的俗语，它们都和swing这个字有关。Swing的意思就是摇摆。我们首先要给大家介绍的一个俗语是

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I've tried to find reconciliation behind the walls of those whose hatred burns. For I find it easier to reach someone who still feels, Than to make amends with passionless apathy. Where all lines are the same a portrait cannot be made. I need to burn

2007年VOA标准英语-Voter Apathy Expected in Mali Election

By Kari Barber Bamako 28 April 2007 A supporter holds a poster of the President of Mali Amadou Toumani Toure during a campaign meeting in Fana, 150km east of Bamako, 25 Apr 2007 Voters in the West African nation of Mali go to the polls Sunday to elec

VOA标准英语2009年-Ivory Coast to Release Voter Lists for Pre

By Anne Look Dakar 29 September 2009 Ivory Coast announced that it will release provisional voter lists Thursday for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November. With just two months before the presidential poll, th

VOA标准英语2012--Democrats, Republicans Battle Over Voter ID Laws

Democrats, Republicans Battle Over Voter ID Laws A court battle over the state of Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification law is being seen as a proxy in the battle between Republicans and Democrats. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has asked

VOA标准英语2012--Low Voter Enthusiasm Doesn't Prevent Romney Win in Ohio

Low Voter Enthusiasm Doesn't Prevent Romney Win in Ohio Tonight we are doing some counting. We are counting up the delegates for the convention, and it looks good. And we are counting down the days to November, and that looks even better, exclaimed R

VOA标准英语2010年-Voter List Still an Election Obstacle

Debate continues in Ivory Coast over the creation of a definitive voter list, despite pressure from the United Nations Security Council this week to hold the country's long-delayed presidential elections as soon as possible. The U.N. Security Council

VOA标准英语2012--Effort Underway to Boost US Voter Participation

Effort Underway to Boost US Voter Participation Shakei Haynes is helping college students register to vote in the November election. He's been doing this since 2005 when he was 16-years-old. Now he's a political science student at Howard University i

VOA标准英语2010年-Surveys Suggest Political Trouble for

As U.S. voters prepare to go to the polls in eight weeks to elect a new Congress, two new public opinion surveys contain encouraging news for opposition Republicans and warning signs for Democrats and President Barack Obama. The new opinion surveys p

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: how an English teacher found an unexpected lesson in the Nazi Final Solution -- Hitler's effort to exterminate the Jewish people during World War Two. RS: The Holocaust was in the

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Australian researchers have identified a new condition characterized by extreme laziness: motivational deficiency disorder (MoDeD). MoDeD is far different from being a couch potato when you get home from work or sleeping in late on a Sunday morning.

2007年VOA标准英语-Angola Completes 10 Month-Long Voter Registrati

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 September 2007 Angola has completed a 10-month voter registration drive in preparation for elections next year. The balloting will be Angola's first in 15 years and is aimed at consolidating a transition to multi-party d

2007年VOA标准英语-Preliminary Results Indicate Victory for Cambod

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 April 2007 Preliminary results indicate that the ruling Cambodian People's Party has won a landslide victory in recent local elections. The margin of victory was similar to the result of the last election and was widely fo

2007年VOA标准英语-Election Officials Concerned about Voter Apathy

By Kari Barber Freetown 05 September 2007 Sierra Leone electoral officials say there is concern that voters will not turn out in large number for Saturday's presidential runoff like they did in the first round, which saw a voter participation rate of

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Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angolans

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U.S. voter turnout likely to fall short of previous two elections

U.S. voter turnout likely to fall short of previous two elections WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Voter turnout in the 2012 U.S. presidential election will fall short of what it was in 2004 and 2008, a pollster said Tuesday. Registered voters reporte