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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Abe Mirza is an American, fifty-nine years old and retired. He was trained as an accountant. In fact, he has three degrees in financial record keeping. And he has over twenty years of experience as a

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President-elect Barack Obama has named retired four-star general James Jones to be his national security advisor. Mr. Obama says General Jones has the skills to bring together all elements of U.S. power to defeat unconventional enemies and promote A

CNN 2011-11-15

Today's holiday is first known as Armistice Day in honor of troops who served in World War One. The name was later changed to Veterans Day in the U.S. to honor everyone who's served in the America's arm forces, regardless of when, regardless of where

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. World leaders including President Obama have converged on London for the G-20 meeting scheduled for this Thursday. It marks the first official foreign tour for the president since taking office. Even as l

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By Jim Fry Washington 16 November 2007 U.S. Army officials have told a key U.S. Senate committee that the demands of fighting two wars are outstripping the army's ability to remain ready for conflict. At the same time, Democratic congressional leader

AP 2010-02-18

[1] Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha has died. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery in January. The 77-year-old Democrat was a retired Marine Corps officer, who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq War. [2] Michael Jacks

VOA标准英语2010-US Postal Service Considers Dropping Satu

The U.S. Postal Service is facing financial difficulties as more and more Americans use the Internet to send messages and pay bills. Top officials from the postal service are now asking Congress for permission to stop Saturday delivery as part of eff

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A recent study estimates 66,000 homosexuals currently serve -- about two percent of the total in uniform. In 2002, David Hall was an Air Force sergeant studying to be an officer, pursuing his dream of becoming a military pilot. But once his sexual st

VOA标准英语2011--Kennedy Assassination Transformed US Secret Service

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VOA慢速英语20061009b

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VOA标准英语2013--Agents Say JFK Assassination Transformed Secret Service

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 April 2006 watch Resignation report Donald Rumsfeld (file photo) President Bush has rejected calls from a group of retired generals for the resignation of Defense S

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