CNN 2010-02-25

A year to the day after President Obama signed the massive stimulus bill into law, the administration is talking it up, but where's all that money actually gone? Josh Levs, can you actually breakdown every single cent for us? JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPON

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??Peter had followed the Lord Jesus for three years as his disciple, or special helper. During those years together, Peter had listened, learned, helped, and watched the Lord Jesus. After witnessing the many miracles that Jesus did, and hearing Hi

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Gun control should be a really serious issue. In my country, politicians rarely talk about it. They only discuss it if someone goes nuts and shoots lots of people in a school or shopping mall. Gun crime is on the increase everywhere but the governmen

Debate on New Tobacco Control Bill Rages in Kenya

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VOA标准英语2010年-India Raises Interest Rates to Control

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CNN 2009-12-10

Hi, Im Carl Azuz, you've landed on CNN student news. During a speech yesterday, President Obama offered some ideas on how to create new jobs and help out the countrys economy. Offering tax breaks to small businesses, expanding some of the governments

SSS 2008-10-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. We all know people who are completely unflappable, able to remain calm in the face of total calamity. Dont you just hate those people? Well, a new study

HEALTH REPORT - Centers for Disease Control

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By Scott Stearns White House 26 March 2008 President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president and Congress agreed

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New economic data shows the U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought. The US Commerce Department reports the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a 2.2 percent annual rate from July to September, down from an earlier estimate of

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Friday, June 18, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. U.S. President Barack Obama visited Columbus, Ohio Friday to mark the grou

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VOA标准英语2008年-Bush: Stimulus Will Help Economy

By Scott Stearns White House 02 May 2008 The U.S. economy lost 20,000 jobs in April as higher food and fuel costs continue to slow economic growth. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, U.S. President George Bush says tax refunds and b

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President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. President and Congress agreed on a temporary stimulus plan last month after rising energy prices and falling property values slow

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Nearly a year after the global financial crisis peaked, an economic stimulus program that Australia says was key in easing its recession, is getting attention and praise. The program is aimed at energy efficiency and has even had an impact on jobs in

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每日一词【830】damage control

今天我们要学的词是damage control。 Damage control, 意思是尽量减少破坏的程度。美国晚间脱口秀主持人莱特曼因为卷入性丑闻不断道歉。David Letterman is in damage control mode, 莱特曼努力减小不良影响。