Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In eighteen forty, as the administration of Martin Van Buren came closer to an end, there was a widespread feeling that he had not been a strong president. He seemed unable t

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Last week, an American court ruled against three members of a militia in the state of Kansas. The jury found the three men Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright -- guilty of two charges: plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspir

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US Anti Apartheid Movement Helps Bring Change to South Africa 美国反隔离运动给南非带来改变 It's been 20 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the system of racial segregation that curtailed the rights of black South Africans

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Abolitionists and Amistad Raise Slavery Issue From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember in Washington. Last week on our program, we talked

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The grassroots cause known as the Tea Party movement has brought its demands for lower taxes and smaller government to Washington. The Tea Party rally in Washington was the final stop on a nearly three-week national tour. After stops in 48 cities in

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THE MAKING OF A NATION #68 - Pre-Election, 1840 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, June 24, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President Marti

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