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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Nullification. Can states opt out of federal laws they dont like? And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawye

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(206) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 29 February 2008 Following the signing of a power-sharing agreement the mood in Kenya's capital is one of relief and hope that life will begin to return to normal. But as Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, there is an awarenes

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

Trump Considers Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship President Donald Trump says he wants to end to the constitutional right of citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-U.S. citizens. Trump made the comments on the television

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

We're starting in a nation that's been described as a bridge between East and West, Turkey, between Europe and the Middle East, between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, has a population of more than 80 million. It's a parliamentary republic and a

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Explanation: Many of the people who came to North America and later created the U.S. government had come from countries that had kings. Many of those kings had too much power and they abused (or used in a bad way) their power, because they knew that

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Explanation: Many people know who the president of the United States is, but what does the president do? The president is the person in charge of (or responsible for) the executive branch. The presidents main job is to be the commander-in-chief, whic

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is the health care reform law constitutional? At the risk of stirring up controversy, I cant resist dipping a toe into the current debate over the new health care bill. One of my readers-Mary-writes in to ask whether th

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

THE MAKING OF A NATION #52 - James Monroe, Part 2 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, March 04, 2004 (Theme) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (Theme) As we report

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 The Making of a Nation

Many countries place limits on the amount of time a leader can serve in office. The need to change leaders after a limited number of terms in office is written into the laws of a number of countries. This is often because many people believe that lea

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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

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(404) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

By Catherine Maddux Washington 24 March 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo seen as he participates in National Population Census at Abuja Earlier this month, a Nigerian constitutional review panel recommended all

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(179) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(三月)

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 22 June 2006 The build-up to the 2007 elections in Nigeria has seen a fierce challenge by some of the country's major ethnic groups. The South-South region, which includes the oil-rich Niger Delta, has mounted the most vigo

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Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said h

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Burkina Faso President to Run for Another Term 布基纳法索总统竞选下一届任期 Burkina Faso 's President Blaise Compaore has announced he will run for another term in the November president

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(206) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--国政军事聚焦

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 18 March 2008 Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, both sides have ex

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(七月)

Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. Both sides have expressed strong support for the deal, but the bigger test will be to see how

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By Gary Thomas Washington 05 October 2007 Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, signed an order dropping corruption charges against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday, paving the way for her to return home from self-imposed exile.

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's a satanic display in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield this holiday season, near a Nativity scene and a menorah. It shows an arm encircled by a serpent, winding up to a hand holding an apple. And below, an inscripti

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition U.S. President Barack Obama says the removal of Osama bin Laden proves his strategy is working and he reiterates his pledge to start withdrawing troops from Afghanist

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