2007年VOA标准英语-Americans Celebrate Independence Day

By Paula Wolfson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 President Bush is calling on Americans to be patient, as the U.S. troop buildup takes effect in Iraq. Mr. Bush spoke at an Independence Day event in the state of West Virginia -- as Americans across the

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigeria Seeks to End Corruption in Oil Industry

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 July 2007 An audit to enhance accountability and transparency in Nigeria's oil industry has been launched. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that while oil firms and politicians have benefitted from oil revenues, the weal

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Faces Intensified Probes on

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 March 2007 Democrats controlling the U.S. Congress are confronting President Bush on a broad range of issues regarding his handling of the war in Iraq, and the larger war on terrorism, as well as domestic issues. Cong

VOA常速英语2007-US House Speaker: Armenian Genocide Measure Will

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 October 2007 The speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, says a resolution approved by a House committee this week characterizing the World War I-era killings of tens of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman

VOA常速英语2007年-Former House Speaker Hastert Says Farewell to C

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2007 The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House of Representatives gave his formal farewell to Congress on Thursday. Dennis Hastert presided over the House for nearly a decade, a period that included

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says US House Speaker's Trip to Syria Send

By Scott Stearns White House 03 April 2007 President Bush says the opposition leader in the House of Representatives is sending the wrong signals to America's friends and foes by visiting Syria for talks with President Bashar Assad. VOA White House C

VOA常速英语2007年-African National Congress Opens with Rowdy Disp

By Delia Robertson Polokwane 16 December 2007 South Africa's ruling African National Congress has opened a national conference that could decide who becomes the country's next president. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from the meeting in Polokwane, th

VOA常速英语2007年-African National Congress Prepares for Leadersh

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 17 December 2007 South Africa's ruling party has delayed choosing its new leader, as tensions run high between supporters of President Thabo Mbeki and party deputy Jacob Zuma. The 4,000 delegates to the African Nationa

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts: ASEAN Unlikely to Change to EU Model

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 05 February 2007 Protesters burn a mock ASEAN logo and a US flag during their jogging for jobs and justice protest,Cebu, Philippines (File) Many leaders in Asia see a European model of integration as the way forward for Sou

2007年VOA标准英语-60th Anniversary of India-Pakistan Partition on

By Melinda Smith Washington 09 August 2007 The World Health Organization says a mother's milk is the perfect food for a newborn baby. But worldwide statistics show that breastfeeding is frequently abandoned right after birth. VOA's Melinda Smith ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Say Kenya's President, Parliament Unde

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 15 September 2007 Analysts say a decision by Kenyan lawmakers this week to limit the powers of the country's anti-corruption commission was the latest sign that President Mwai Kibaki's much-heralded drive to root out graft has

VOA常速英语2007-US Republican Mitt Romney in Lead for Party's No

By Meredith Buel Washington 22 October 2007 Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney continues to lead other candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in the early contest states of Iowa and New Hampshire, although he trails some

2007年VOA标准英语-Unique US Military Operation Supports Science E

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 01 August 2007 During the Cold War, Greenland was a strategic location for the United States military to track and detect Soviet aircraft and ballistic missiles. The military established radar and tracking sites throug

2007年VOA标准英语-Oxycontin Manufacturer Lied About Dangers of Dr

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 May 2007 Top executives of the company that makes a powerful painkiller called Oxycontin admitted this week they lied about the drug's addictive qualities in order to boost sales. As VOA's Melinda Smith reports, worldwi

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Police Seize Opposition Leader's Passp

By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 June 2007 Hours before the first South African-mediated talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were due to begin in Pretoria, police in Harare seized the

2007年VOA标准英语-Racial Differences in US Health Care Continue

By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 13 June 2007 Several recent studies show that the government assisted medical care that African Americans receive is not as good as the same type of care that white Americans receive. While researchers try to account

2007年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Factions Begin Talks in Mecca

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 07 February 2007 Leaders of the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, are meeting in the Muslim holy city of Mecca to try to form a unity government and end the intra-Palestinian violence that has rocked Gaza. Th

2007年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Factions Agree to Unity Government

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 February 2007 The Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a unity government and end fighting that has claimed the lives of more than 100 people since December. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem it is

2007年VOA标准英语-Water Filter Wins Developer Engineering Prize

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, D.C. 21 May 2007 Two years ago, the National Academy of Engineering established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This $1 million award was designed to challenge the world's scientists to develop a practica

VOA常速英语2007年-Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Endorses President Muga

By Peta Thornycroft 13 December 2007 Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF has once again endorsed President Robert Mugabe as its presidential candidate. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA the party met in an extraordinary congress in Harare. There was little fest