NPR 2009-6-30

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Bernard Madoff whose multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme cost many investors their life savings was sentenced to 150 years in prison today in a New York courtroom. NPR's John Ydstie reports. U.S. Distric

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08 American Revolution The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or toal change .It was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both we

NPR 2009-09-22

The top US military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says that unless more troops are sent to the country, the war there will fail. McChrystal's assessment is detailed in a classified report obtained by the Washington Post. The

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 14 August 2007 A judge in Thailand has issued arrest warrants for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife on corruption charges. Mr. Thaksin has been in exile since he was ousted in a military coup nearly a

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Honduran military forces have ousted President Manuel Zelaya and exiled him to Costa Rica hours before a controversial constitutional referendum vote was set to begin. Organization of American States met in emergency session while the Obama administ

VOA标准英语2008年-Wife of Ousted Thai Leader Returns to Face Corr

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 08 January 2008 The wife of Thailand's ousted prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has returned to the country to face corruption charges after more than a year in exile. Her return to Thailand comes as Mr. Thaksin's supporters

VOA常速英语2007年-Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Chief Ousted

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 December 2007 The chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has been ousted in a move criticized by anti-corruption campaigners. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that R

2007年VOA标准英语-Ousted Liberian Speaker Fights Removal

By Kari Barber Dakar 19 January 2007 Ousted Liberian House Speaker Edwin Snowe is fighting back, saying he remains in charge after being dismissed for ignoring rules and meddling in foreign diplomacy. Snowe said opponents did not follow proper guidel

Federer ousted from Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Swiss legend Roger Federer was ousted from the Wimbledon Championships after losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Wednesday. The six-time Wimbledon champion Federer suddenly lost his sharpn

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Police fire tear gas at Tunisian protestors

CAIRO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas at anti-government protestors to disperse demonstrations(示范,展示) outside the prime minister's office, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV reported. The confrontation(对抗) comes after hu

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The Saudi-led intervention is pitting the Saudis and their Arab allies against Iran, which is widely believed to be backing the Houthi rebels in Yemen. This has led to the prospect of a wider conflict emerging. It's since prompted the United Nations

VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Ousted Chief Justice Addresses Lawye

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 06 November 2007 Pakistan's ousted Supreme Court chief justice has urged his supporters to protest the country's emergency rule, using a mobile-phone link to address a rally by the legal community. VOA's Barry Newhouse rep

穆尔西说他仍然是“合法”的埃及总统

CAIRO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi said he is still the legitimate president of Egypt in a prerecorded statement broadcast by pan-Arab Al Jazeera news channel on Wednesday evening. There is no alternative for legitimacy,

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埃及驱逐土耳其大使 Egypt said on Saturday it was expelling Turkey's ambassador and accused Ankara of backing organizations bent on undermining the country - an apparent reference to the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed

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Leaders 社论 Germany 德国 Angela's exit 安格拉退出 The Merkel era has come to an end 默克尔时代已到尽头 She is still Germany's chancellor. But, after 13 sober and admirable years at the top, Angela Merkel's authority has melted away

Ousted leader returns to Honduras

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has returned to his country, nearly three months after being deposed(被免职). Mr Zelaya has sought refuge（避难庇护） inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa and hundreds of his supporters have gathered ou

Meg Whitman named new HP CEO

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former eBay Chief Executive Officer and California governor candidate Meg Whitman on Thursday was named Hewlett-Packard's new CEO, replacing Leo Apotheker who served 11 months on the job. We are fortunate to have s

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By 1996 Apple's share of the market had fallen to 4% from a high of 16% in the late 1980s. 到1996年，苹果的市场份额已经从80年代末的高达16%下降到4%。 Michael Spindler, the German-born chief of Apple's European operations who had