WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted to pass a six-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government in operation till September, a move to avert another possible government shutdown. By a 267-151 vote...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government registered a budget deficit of about 69.6 billion U.S. dollars in July, bringing the total budget gap for the first 10 months of this fiscal year near the 1-trillion-dollar mark. The aggrega...
Mexico has been the focus of the H1N1 flu outbreak, but the rash of killings carried out by the country's drug trafficking gangs continues to be an urgent problem. Many of the guns used by hit men working for the drug cartels have been traced back t...
A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled...
Also: Scientists confirm that the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur was an ancestor of modern chickens. Transcript of radio broadcast: 02 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: A polar bear in A...
By Michael Bowman Washington 28 March 2007 The United States' top monetary official says the country's economy continues to grow and create jobs, but is hindered by several factors, including negative developments in the housing industry. VOA's Micha...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 10 August 2006 watch Small Business Contracts Some U.S. lawmakers want the government to investigate whether large businesses intentionally misrepresented themselves in order to win federal contracts. The request comes a...
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Greenspan Legacy report Alan Greenspan After more than 18 years on the job, Alan Greenspan retires on January 31st as head of the Federal Reserve Boa...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Cleveland Uses Federal Troops to Stop Railroad Strike By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, December 01, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a progra...
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