VOA常速英语2008年-Many US Catholics Out of Step with Church on Co

By Jeff Swicord Washington 14 April 2008 Recent surveys of American Catholics indicate that many are out of step with the Vatican's teachings on contraception and abortion. With Pope Benedict visiting the United States beginning April 15, some Cathol

VOA常速英语2008年-'Afro Bop Alliance' Marks New Beginning for Re-

By Doug Levine Washington 29 April 2008 The departure of two key members of the Caribbean Jazz Project marks a new beginning for the Grammy Award-winning jazz group. VOA's Doug Levine tells us about the formation of an exciting musical alliance betwe

VOA常速英语2008年-Race Emerges as Complicated Issue in US Preside

By Jim Malone Washington 29 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's relationship with his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has put the spotlight on race as an issue in this year's U.S. presidential campai

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama Strongly Denounces Former Pastor Wright

By Cindy Saine Washington 29 April 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has strongly denounced his controversial former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, saying he is outraged and saddened by Wright's latest comments. Senator Obama had

VOA常速英语2008年-Truckers Protest High Gasoline Prices

By Mil Arcega Washington 29 April 2008 Hundreds of truckers gathered in Washington DC on April 28 to protest the high cost of fuel. The truckers say Washington lawmakers have been far too silent on an issue that has grave repercussions for the U.S. e

VOA常速英语2008年-Indian Film Industry, Bollywood, Steps Up Fight

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 April 2008 The Indian Hindi language movie industry - popularly known as Bollywood - is stepping up its fight against film piracy both at home and overseas. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Bollywood films lo

VOA常速英语2008年-Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe - a Profile

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 April 2008 Zimbabwe is anxiously waiting for official confirmation of reports by pro-democracy groups that President Robert Mugabe has come in second to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Saturday's presidential elec

VOA常速英语2008年-WTO Report: World Trade Grows, But Slows

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 April 2008 The World Trade Organization's (WTO) annual report finds world-trade growth slowed to 5.5 percent in 2007 from 8.5 percent the year before. WTO predicts global trade growth will continue to slow this year. Lisa Sc

VOA常速英语2008年-Researchers Want Disease Control in Hands of Af

By Ricci Shryock Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 29 April 2008 New research shows a community-controlled approach to fighting illness has doubled the malaria coverage for children in some African villages during the past three years. Ricci Shryock has more

VOA常速英语2008年-Gene Therapy Yields Results Against Rare Form o

By Robert Raffaele Washington 29 April 2008 For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare, inherited form ofblindness. Researchers in Philadelphia and London are calling the results a milest

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Calls for Action on Economic Challenges

By Michael Bowman White House 29 April 2008 President George Bush says the United States faces difficult economic times - a situation made worse by congressional inaction. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House, where Mr. Bush held a news

VOA常速英语2008年-Private Shelters and Clinics Help Control the U

By George Dwyer Washington 29 April 2008 Every year millions of unwanted dogs and cats in the U.S. are brought to animal shelters, where the hope is that they will be adopted. The reality is that about half of them will be euthanized, because there a

VOA常速英语2008年-High-Tech Video Artist Turning Heads in US

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 April 2008 An artist based in Los Angeles, California, is attracting attention with a showing of his work that combines video, audio and sculpture. Video art, or what some call new media art, has been around for some time.

VOA常速英语2008年-US Government Reviews Laser Eye Surgery

By Carol Pearson Washington 30 April 2008 Ten years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LASIK, eye surgery with a laser that enables people to see without glasses. But about five percent of LASIK procedures fail, and those patients ca

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Announces Food Crisis Task Force

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 April 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty and hunger. He is calling for international donors to

VOA常速英语2008年-Nigeria Approves Emergency Rice Import to Ease

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 April 2008 Nigeria, Africa's biggest importer of rice, plans to buy 500,000 tons of rice amid a global grain shortage. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja the purchase was approved during a meeting of President Um

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Task Force Seeks Solutions to Global Food Cr

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 April 2008 A senior U.N. official says a new task force set up to tackle the global food crisis hopes to have a comprehensive, integrated action plan produced in short order. The official says key agencies such as the World

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama Seeks to Re-Focus Presidential Campaign

By Jim Malone Washington 30 April 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama sought to regain his political footing Wednesday in the U.S. presidential campaign, one day after denouncing his controversial former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah

VOA常速英语2008年-Women's Movement Inspires Art Exhibit

By Behnam Nateghi Washington 30 April 2008 A New York art show chronicles the impact of the feminist movement on art between 1965 and 1980. The show features works by artists from around the world and includes paintings, sculptures and performance ar