Brexit Vote Is Too Close to Call

AS IT IS 2016-06-22 Brexit Vote Is Too Close to Call Opinion studies in Britain show almost equal support for staying and remaining in the European Union ahead of a vote on the issue Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron made an appeal Tuesd

VOA标准英语10月-Asian-American Vote Crucial in Some Key States

Asian Americans make up just five percent of the U.S. population, but they may play an important role in Tuesday's presidential election in such key states such as Virginia and Nevada. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, both major political p

VOA标准英语10月-Parties Vie for Vote in Swing State of Nevada

Nevada is one of a handful of so-called swing states that could decide the U.S. presidential election. Nevada voted for the Republicans in 2000 and 2004, but Mike O'Sullivan reports from the town of Pahrump in rural Nevada, a shift toward Democrats

Yes, Virginia, Every Vote Does Count

This is Whats Trending Today There is a saying in America that every vote counts. On Tuesday, in the U.S. state of Virginia, the saying appeared to come true. There were 23,215 votes cast in the city of Newport News on Election Day last month. Voters

Kuwaiti Women a Step Closer to Vote

Greg LaMotte The issue of voting rights for women in Kuwait is heading for a vote in the emirate's parliament now that Kuwait's cabinet has given its approval to the proposed legislation. For more tha

VOA常速英语2008年-Youth Vote Growing in US Presidential Contests

By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The Millennial Generation -- Americans 30 and younger -- is a growing force in U.S. politics. Political researchers say millennials of voting age now number nearly 50 million, close to a quarter of t

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Vote in First Parliamentary E

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 January 2006 Palestinians are voting in their first parliamentary elections in ten years to select a new 132-seat Legislative Council. Thousands of Palestinian police have b

US Cuts Funds to UNESCO After Palestinian Vote

The United States on Monday cut off funding to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, after the body voted to accept a bid for full membership by the Palestinians. State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland ca

VOA常速英语2007-Musharraf Wins Presidential Vote as Expected, Vi

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 06 October 2007 Pakistani legislators have cast their votes for president in a controversial election, and President Pervez Musharraf is the victor, as expected. But the Supreme Court could later overturn the result, and i

Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote

Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote The year is 1913. A new president has been elected and is about to take office. But when he arrives at the train station in Washington, DC, few people are there to meet him. Where are the crowds? he asks

For Some Latino Voters, No Vote Taken for Granted

For Some Latino Voters, No Vote Taken for Granted LOS ANGELES After 25 years of marriage and five children, Maria Elena and Rene Burgos of Los Angeles have become a unified force on many things, including decisions on Election Day. Mostly we discuss

2007年VOA标准英语-Sierra Leoneans Vote for President, Parliament

By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 11 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, turnout is high for presidential and parliamentary elections. These are the first elections since peacekeepers left Sierra Leone after more than ten years of civil war. Some are saying the vot

Experts: Asian Americans Could Cast Decisive Vote in Tight U

Stephanie Ho There are 12 million American citizens who trace their ancestries back to Asia and the Pacific Islands - about .5 percent of the U.S. population. Asian Pacific Americans acknowledge that

VOA常速英语2007年-Violence Reported in Kenya as Vote Count Contin

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 December 2007 Scattered violence has broken out in Kenya, amid delays in vote counting for what is shaping up to be the closest presidential race in the country's history. Partial results from Kenya's presidential electio

VOA常速英语2007年-Vote Buying Rampant During Thai Elections

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 21 December 2007 Thailand holds general elections Sunday, heralding a return to democratic rule after the military coup of last year. As VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok, with the return of democracy comes the old pract

VOA常速英语2007-Togolese Vote in Landmark Election

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 October 2007 Voters in Togo started lining up at dawn Sunday to participate in a landmark election that presents the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say this year's vote promises to be the country's first

House to Vote on Fiscal Cliff Deal

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

Early voters turn out to vote in Chicago

Early voters turn out to vote in Chicago CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- While most U.S. citizens will vote next Tuesday, some of the country's early voters are already out to cast their ballots. Ms. Megan Keskitaoo from Chicago turned out to vote on Sat

British EU Vote Raises Many Questions

AS IT IS 2016-06-28 British EU Vote Raises Many Questions British officials are dealing with international reaction to Britains decision to leave the European Union. British finance minister George Osborne spoke publicly on Monday for the first time

Vote Pushes Italian PM Toward Resignation

Italy, the world's seventh largest economy, is emerging as a new threat to the stability of the 17-country single currency zone. On Tuesday, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano announced that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign, following