VOA标准英语2010年-Americans Try a New Kind of Brew

Forget coffee or tea, have a latte made from a South American shrub Chris Lehman | Bend, Oregon 11 May 2010 Nate Winkler adds some spices to a mate blend at Oregon Yerba Mate in Redmond, Oregon It's not quite tea. And it's definitely not coffee. The

VOA标准英语2010年-US Support for Democracy Key to Improv

Numerous undemocratic regimes now enjoy solid American backing Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 11 May 2010 Mideast scholars believe President Obama should recognize that many of the Islamist groups whose policies and tactics the US opposes are of

VOA标准英语2010年-Legendary American Entertainer Lena Ho

Whatever her mood, from sultry blues ballads to fiery jazz classics, Lena Horne was adored by audiences the world over, especially when she delivered her signature song, Stormy Weather. Lena was born the great-granddaughter of a freed slave in Brookl

VOA标准英语2010年-US Government Agencies Propose Spendin

According to several educational research studies the United States is falling behind other countries in math and science achievement by middle school and high school students. Now, there's a push by several U.S. federal government agencies -- includ

VOA标准英语2010年-Greeks in America React to Greek Finan

The almost $1 trillion EU bailout package has not quelled the Greek financial crisis, nor has it erased the memories of last week's deadly demonstrations in Athens, in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest the governmen

VOA标准英语2010年-Want Some Regression Therapy That's Go

Hop on the nearest whirling carousel Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 10 May 2010 Wooden horses this genuine Hershell carousel are lovingly maintained. One such merry-go-round was found, abandoned and choked with weeds in a Colorado field, and beautifu

VOA标准英语2010年-Police Officers Demonstrate They Have

For many people, when they think of police, they think of officers writing tickets or arresting bad guys. But in suburban Washington, a group of multi-talented police officers is reaching out to their community through music. Students at Thurgood Mar

VOA标准英语2010年-Nancy Pelosi Makes History as Powerful

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters following a meeting with economic advisers on Capitol Hill in Washington, 4 May 2010 Nancy Pelosi has won broad recognition as an effective Speaker of the House of Representatives. But she is also the ta

VOA标准英语2010年-American Obstetrician Offers Solar Sol

Standard medical supplies might seem like an important donation in developing countries but American obstetrician Laura Stachel saw the need for something even more basic: reliable power. Basic need Stachel is crouching on the floor of her Berkeley k

VOA标准英语2010年-BP Has Some Success in Plugging Oil Le

BP oil company has announced its first major success in containing a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers inserted a metal tube into a broken pipe on the sea floor, to siphon oil into a ship on the surface. BP engineers implemented the f

VOA标准英语2010年-Violin Jazz Pays Tribute to Eddie Sout

Violinist Eddie South may not be a household name, but among his peers, he was a giant of the jazz world. The former classical music prodigy whose distinctive style was the inspiration for a new tribute album by Violin Jazz. The music of Eddie South,

VOA标准英语2010年-30 Years After Deadly Eruption, Mount

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted with a force that killed 57 people, destroyed 52,000 hectares of forest, and sent an ash plume so high it circled the globe. Now, three decades later, the blast zone is once again teeming

VOA标准英语2010年-Farming with Less Fossil Fuel Won't Me

Researchers get same yields with fewer fertilizers, pesticides Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 Fossil energy use was compared among different crop rotation systems in a field experiment conducted between 2003 and 2008 in Boone Co., Iowa R

VOA标准英语2010年-Spooning Out Funding for the Arts

For the cost of a bowl of soup, St. Louis residents become art patrons David Weinberg | St. Louis, Missouri 18 May 2010 Funding for the arts has been hit hard by the economic downturn. So many local groups have turned to small-scale private donors. P

VOA标准英语2010年-Clinton: Big Powers Agree on Iran Sanc

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, 18 May 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the new START Treaty Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and other major powers h

VOA标准英语2010年-US Congress Steps Up Gulf Oil Spill Pr

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, right, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 18 May 2010 The U.S. Congress is stepping up its probe of the Gulf oil spill. T

VOA标准英语2010年-Times Square Bombing Suspect Ordered H

Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani American who allegedly tried to detonate a car bomb in New York's Time Square, made his first appearance in a U.S. court late Tuesday. Police have been chasing down leads he is reported to have already provided. But as N

VOA标准英语2010年-3 US Mothers to Visit Children Held in

Laura Fattal, left, mother of Josh Fattal, Cindy Hickey, center, mother of Shane Bauer and Nora Shourd, mother of Sarah Shourd in New York. Josh, Shane and Sarah were arrested for illegal entry near the Iraq border and have been in a Tehran prison si

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopian Diaspora, US Rights Groups S

Protesters recently marched by the State Department demanding pressure for democratic change in Ethiopia Members of the Ethiopian diaspora and U.S. human rights groups want the U.S. government to put pressure on its Horn of Africa ally Ethiopia to im

VOA标准英语2010年-Liberian President Calls For Free Heal

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends the New World, New Capitalism conference in Paris, 9 Jan 2009 (file photo) Liberian President, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson is urging countries to make free health care available to the poor. The Liberian pre