2008-02-09 McCain Secures Republican Lead; Clinton, Obama Still in Close Race
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. After Super Tuesday, Republicans have their likely nominee for president in…
2008-01-26 The Federal Reserve Cuts Rates to Calm Financial Markets
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. News of the American central bank’s interest rate cut this week…
2008-01-19 Bush Returns From Mideast, Turns Attention to a Weakening Economy
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Bush returned this week from an eight-day trip to the…
2008-01-12 New Hampshire Primary Leaves Presidential Race Wide Open
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential campaign took a surprising turn this week. Senator…
2008-01-05 Kenya Election Violence Threatens Gains in East Africas Top Economy
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful…
2007-12-29 Virginia Tech Killings Voted Top News Story of 2007
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On December twentieth, the editors and news directors of the Associated…
2007-12-22 Two Years of Talks Lie Ahead to Write a New Global Warming Treaty
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Ten thousand delegates from one hundred ninety countries attended the United…
2007-12-15 Strike by Writers Throws a Shadow on Hollywood’s Exciting Season
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than ten thousand film and television writers in the United…
2007-12-08 US Intelligence Report Enters Into Debate on Iran Nuclear Issue
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Sixteen government agencies form what is known as the intelligence community…
2007-12-01 Israel, Palestinians Will Try Again for Two-State Solution for Peace
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Tuesday’s Middle East conference in Annapolis, Maryland, put Israelis and Palestinians…
2007-11-24 ‘Super Duper Tuesday’ Will Mark a Short but Intense Primary Season
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. From time to time we are answering questions about the American…
2007-11-17 Michael Mukasey, New US Attorney General, Steps Into an Agency Under Fire
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Michael Mukasey became America’s top law enforcement official last Friday. But…
2007-11-10 Pakistani Police Keep Bhutto From Leading Protest Near Capital
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The political crisis in Pakistan deepened Friday. Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto…
2007-11-03 Fernandez Makes History in Argentina, but Soon Comes the Real Work
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Senator and first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner this week became…