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By Jim Malone Washington 09 August 2007 Republicans in the state of South Carolina have announced they will hold their 2008 presidential primary in mid-January. That decision has set off a chain reaction among other states that could result in the fi

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Somali Refugee Wins Primary Election for US Congress

Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar became a major partys candidate for the states 5th District in the United States Congress. Omar won the Democratic Partys primary election for the area on Tuesday. She is seeking to become the first refugee f

VOA标准英语2008年-Democratic Primaries Nearing an End

By Paula Wolfson White House 01 June 2008 Democrats in the United States cast their final ballots this week in primary elections for the party's presidential nomination. Senator Hillary Clinton has won a commanding victory in the Democratic presiden

VOA标准英语2008年-Obama Wins Oregon Primary, Declares Nomination

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 May 2008 Hillary Clinton won the Kentucky primary election, Tuesday, by a margin of more than two to one, but Barack Obama won the race in Oregon and passed a milestone in the Democratic Party's presidential contest.

VOA标准英语2012--Primary Balloting Sets Stage for US Presidential Election

Primary Balloting Sets Stage for US Presidential Election The political process in the United States to pick the candidates to run for president is a long one, and the next stop is the primary election in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire.

VOA标准英语2012--New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary

New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary In less than a week, voters in the northeastern state of New Hampshire will cast ballots in the first U.S. presidential primary, following last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. People going to the polls in New

VOA标准英语2012--Ron Paul Attracts Varied Support in South Carolina Primary

Ron Paul Attracts Varied Support in South Carolina Primary Tommy Adams and his friends came up from the neighboring state of Georgia for this political rally in Aiken, South Carolina, ahead of the first presidential primary in the southern United Sta

VOA标准英语2009-Washington DC Firefighters Often on Front Li

Fire Dept. shoulders costs in neighborhoods lacking doctors and medical clinics Chris Simkins | Washington, DC 20 November 2009 In large cities like Washington, to ensure the fastest response to medical calls, fire departments dispatch trucks carryi

VOA标准英语2008年-Primary Results Move Obama Closer to Democratic

By Jim Malone Washington 07 May 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama took a giant step toward securing the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday with a decisive win in the North Carolina primary and a close second place finish in Indiana.

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Kerry Expected to Win Wisconsin Primary Greg Flakus Voters are going to the polls in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin in a primary contest that could represent the end of at least one candidacy for t

VOA常速英语2007年-US Presidential Campaign Intensifies as Primary

By Jim Malone Washington 27 November 2007 Campaign attacks are intensifying among the Democratic and Republican presidential contenders as the first test in the 2008 U.S. election season draws near in early January. VOA National Correspondent Jim Mal

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The World Health Organization is urging governments to adopt primary health care and universal coverage as the best ways of improving health and saving lives. This year's World Health Report says primary health care can provide billions of people fa

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By Greg Flakus Houston 11 March 2008 Voters in the southern state of Mississippi are going to the polls in that state's Democratic Party presidential primary. Opinion polls put Senator Barack Obama in first place, but, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports fr

VOA常速英语2008年-Potomac Primary Next Big Battle for Democrats

By Jim Fry Alexandria, VA 11 February 2008 Democrats in Washington, DC and the adjacent states of Virginia and Maryland will go to the polls Tuesday to choose between the two remaining candidates seeking the party's presidential nomination. The conte

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Romney Wins Major Victory In New Hampshire Primary

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took a major step Tuesday toward winning the Republican Partys presidential nomination with a convincing victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Romney easily defeated five Republican rivals one we

Australian Labor Party's primary vote slumps in latest poll

CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian Labor Party's primary vote stands at just 30 percent, down 5 points since December, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers showed on Monday. This is the first time that Tony Abbott is t

VOA标准英语2012--Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown

Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown The latest polls show Mitt Romney with a big lead in Florida, and the former Massachusetts governor is focusing his attacks on President Barack Obama. People are hurting out there