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2006年VOA标准英语-Iowa Governor Becomes First To Launch US Presid

By Jim Malone Washington 30 November 2006 Iowa's Democratic governor, Tom Vilsack, officially became the first presidential candidate for 2008 on Thursday. Several other potential candidates have either taken themselves out of the running for the Wh

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VOA慢速英语2011--Nigeria Launches First African-Built Sat

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VOA标准英语2011--UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition L

UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition Launched The United Nations Friday announced an international competition to design a memorial honoring the victims of slavery. Its estimated that over 500 years, more than 18 million people were abducted from A

VOA标准英语 Michelle Obama Enchants Europe

The U.S. president's wife, Michelle Obama, accompanied her husband on his first trip to Europe since taking office. But far from standing in the shadow of her husband, Mrs. Obama enchanted Europeans with her personal style. US First Lady Michelle Ob

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VOA标准英语2012--Private Spacecraft Ready for Launch to ISS

Private Spacecraft Ready for Launch to ISS An animation shows what space station partner nations and SpaceX hope to see on launch day. The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying its Dragon capsule, will launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The cargo-carrying sp

VOA标准英语2012--Global Plan to Control Measles Launched

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VOA标准英语2012--Somali Film Company Launches in Kenya

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VOA标准英语2011--Possible Political Showdown Inches Closer in Kinshasa

Possible Political Showdown Inches Closer in Kinshasa A possible political showdown is inching closer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the second place candidate in the fraud-marred November presidential election says he is the rightful pre

VOA标准英语2011--Artist Inspired by Final Space Shuttle L

Artist Inspired by Final Space Shuttle Launch Standing on the grounds of Kennedy Space Center, facing the launch pad as a space shuttle lifts off, is an experience that defies words. Friday's historic launch of Atlantis marks the beginning of the end

VOA标准英语2012--New Immunization Effort Launched

New Immunization Effort Launched Over the next three months, about 50 million young people in seven African countries will be vaccinated against meningitis. Its part of larger campaign to eliminate the disease in 26 at-risk countries. Meningitis is a

VOA标准英语2011--Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward Jupiter

Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward Jupiter The U.S. space agency launched the Juno spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, beginning a five-year journey to Jupiter. 3,2,1. Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas 5 [rocket] with Juno on a t

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2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana President Launches Fund to Help Small Bus

By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 06 September 2006 Ghana's President, J.A. Kufuor, has launched a debt relief project that aimed at benefiting small businesses in the poverty-stricken country. Efam Dovi reports for VOA from Accra the deal is part of a $200

U.S. last-ditch fiscal cliff talks continue in Senate

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学个词Learn a Word 第328期 Launch

今天我们要学的词是launch。 Launch, 有发起，创办的意思。巴基斯坦反对党领袖布托宣布，如果穆沙拉夫总统拒绝结束国家紧急状态，她就要在星期五发动大规模集会示威， Benazir Bhutto announced