In Wisconsin, Suspicion of Big Government

Off a road in rural Wisconsin sits a 57-year-old American working in an open garage. He makes a small amount of money by selling metal parts from broken equipment. Until two years ago, the man worked as a dairy farmer. He had 24 cows to milk. But, li

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Lesson 36 The cost of government 政府的开支 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is the most important factor, both in government or business, for keeping running costs low? If a nation

US Senator Blames Saudi Government for Attack on Foreigners

Paula Wolfson The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Saudi government bears part of the blame for the latest terrorist attack in that country. Senator Richard Lugar says

Bombings, Arrests in Turkey as Government Battles Opponents

Officials in Turkey say police have detained over 500 people since Monday because of their suspected ties to Kurdish militants. Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP), parliament's second largest opposition group, are reported to be among the

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Forms of Government Margaret: Okay, the teacher said that we should set up an ideal form of government for our imaginary country and then work out detailed plans for governance. Tony: I think the simplest is a dictatorship. Ill make all of the decisi

Four Lebanese Ministers Resign from Government

By Ursula Lindsey Four ministers resigned from the Lebanese government late Monday to protest the Syria-backed extension of President Emile Lahoud's term. The resignations have caused speculation that

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyz Interim Government Has Backing of

Interim Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva meets with petitioners from a rural village inside the Defense Ministry in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which is her temporary office, 12 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is trying to cut a deal with the country'

Americans Brace for Government Shutdown

Anxiety(焦虑渴望) is filling the air in Washington D.C., as the clock ticks closer to a federal government shutdown with no budget approval. Lawmakers continued the debate Friday, leaving tourists in the nation's capital wondering whether it will

Tunisian interim government to convene first meeting Thursda

TUNIS, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian interim（临时的） government, born on Monday, is expected to convene its first meeting Thursday, amid protests against the make-up of the national unity cabinet, state TV reported Wednesday. The meeting, t

英语摇滚:给力吐槽-The Government Totally Sucks

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Egypt to Form New Government, Military to Transfer Power

Egypt's military rulers have agreed to form a new government and promise to transfer power to a civilian body by July. Politicians say the agreement was made during a crisis meeting on Tuesday as tens of thousands of Egyptians protested in the street

Markets Calming as Italy Approaches Unity Government

Italy's Senate rushed to pass laws that clear the way for establishing a new government in a bid to restore confidence in Europes second-biggest debtor. The new administration may be led by former EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti, - a man mark

Greek Political Leaders Fail to Form Government

Greek political leaders have failed to form a coalition that would resolve a political impasse and avert the need for new elections. Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos made the announcement Friday after the Radical Left Coalition, or Syriza, refuse

British government ready to underwrite infrastructure projects

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Sunday said the government would underwrite altogether 50 billion pounds (79.3 billion U.S. dollars) of infrastructure and house building projects, in a bid to boost th

Maracana strike no threat to FIFA deadline, says government

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro's state government insists Maracana Stadium remains on target to be ready for June's FIFA Confederations Cup, despite a workers strike that threatens further delays to the venue's 450 million US-doll

Ireland's Green Party withdraws from coalition government

DUBLIN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ireland's Green Party announced Sunday it can no longer remain in the coalition government(联合政府) led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen. For a very long time we in the Green Party have stood back in the hope that Fianna

Nigerian President Announces Government Austerity

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan went on television Saturday to promise that the government will share hardship with ordinary citizens, hit by rising fuel costs. The president announced that foreign travel of government officials will be reduced

China to expand government procurement program

BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China will try to expand the scope and scale of its government procurement program and continue to push for reforms in the area this year, China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. While pledging to further improve l

Italy's Monti Sets Agenda for New Government

Italys new prime minister, Mario Monti, said on Thursday the country faces a major emergency, and promised rigor and fairness in sweeping reforms to dig Italy out of a major financial crisis. Prime Minister Mario Monti, sworn in at the presidential p

Government Workers Strike in Britain

Hundreds of thousands of medical workers, teachers, border guards and other public sector employees went on strike Wednesday in Britain to protest government plans to reduce their pension benefits. Most public schools and other services were closed W