【美国精神】第27期

Explanation: In the United States, the president has to be re-elected every four years. The elections take place (or are held) every four years in November. Every U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old can vote for president (or say who he or she

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IN THE NEWS - Voter Registration Rises in U.S. By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, October 09, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. President Bush and Senator John Kerry

VOA标准英语2009年-South Sudan Voter Registration Prompts

High voter registration figures in South Sudan have prompted accusations of irregularities from ruling parties of the North and South. A number of southern states registered more voters than official census data indicated could vote there, a result s

VOA标准英语2012--How We Vote: Registration as Party Strategy

How We Vote: Registration as Party Strategy Every American citizen 18 and older, with few exceptions, is eligible to take part in elections. In the 2008 U.S. presidential contest, 63.6 percent of those eligible to vote did so. The U.S. differs from m

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--US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting

US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting Not on our watch are we going to be pushed away from the decision-making table when it comes to school and education, jobs and economic policy in this country, said National Urban League President

VOA标准英语2010年-Ivory Coast to Reopen Voter Registrati

Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The U.N. Special Representative for Ivory C

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesia's Early Count Gives President Yu

Early, unofficial results from the Indonesian presidential election give President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the margin of victory he was looking for. Sample tallies from polling stations across Indonesia say President Yudhoyono won 52 percent of the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Amid Skepticism And Scrutiny, Election Integrity Commission Holds First Meeting

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump's commission to look into voter fraud and other election problems will hold its first public meeting today. Already, this panel has come under fire. Let's remember, it was formed by President Trump to look into his

美国国家公共电台 NPR Suicide Blast Kills Dozens At Voter Registration Center In Kabul

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for October after a three-year delay amid concerns about voter fraud and poor security. And at least one of those concerns has proven valid today. Dozens are dead in two attacks near v

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Endorses Kobach For Kansas Governor Over Republican Incumbent

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Kansas voters are going to choose their nominees for governor tomorrow. And on the Republican ballot is Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Now, he became nationally known for imposing a strict voter registration law that was l

CNN 2008-10-15

Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN center in Atlanta. And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Another roller coaster of a day on Wall Street, the Dow surged hundreds of points in early trading, up more than 400 points at the opening

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By Joe Bavier Cotonou 03 March 2006 The last day of campaigning for Benin's presidential election opened Friday with concerns over whether the vote will live up to democratic hopes. Some fear for the

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

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今天我们要学的词是fraud。 Fraud, 是指欺骗行动。美国大选来临前， voter fraud, 选票造假的问题倍受关注。美国少数族裔和低收入社区的组织团体ACORN正在接受有关选民登记造假的调查。 ACORN i

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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

VOA标准英语2008年-Voters Go to Polls in Key Democratic Primaries

By Cindy Saine Washington 06 May 2008 Voters are going to the polls in key Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana Tuesday to cast their ballots for Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Barack Obama. As the polls opened, there were signs of

学个词Learn a Word 第582期 Fraud

今天我们要学的词是fraud。 Fraud, 是指欺骗行动。美国大选来临前， voter fraud, 选票造假的问题倍受关注。美国少数族裔和低收入社区的组织团体ACORN正在接受有关选民登记造假的调查。 ACORN i

VOA标准英语2009年-Ivory Coast Moves Closer to Elections With

By Anne Look Dakar 07 October 2009 Ivory Coast's electoral commission has officially delivered the provisional voter list to President Laurent Gbagbo, bringing the country a step closer to its long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for N

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ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: For the first time in a presidential election, nine more states are enforcing new laws requiring eligible voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls. That includes New Hampshire, Virginia,