2007-10-27 How the Job Description for US President Has Lengthened Over the Years
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A listener in Cambodia heard our recent call for questions about…
2007-10-13 Deaths in Iraq Lead to Calls for More Controls Over Private Guards Working for US
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Recent shootings of civilians have brought new attention to security companies…
2007-10-06 North and South Korean Leaders Promise to Work for Peace, Economic Cooperation
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. It…
2007-09-29 Fukuda Takes Office in Tokyo, and First Issue is Crisis in Burma
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan’s new prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, took office this week —…
2007-09-22 After Long Duke Case, Debate Over Fairness Is Renewed With ‘Jena 6’
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thousands of protesters from around the United States marched this week…
2007-09-15 Bush Announces Some Troops Will Leave Iraq; Democrats Want More
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Bush said he will bring home almost six…
2007-09-08 Fred Thompson: Actor, Senator, and Now a Late Entry in the ’08 Presidential Race
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, former United States senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy…
2007-09-01 Turkey Gets a New President; Pakistan Waits and Wonders How Its Political Crisis Will End
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Abdullah Gul was sworn in this week as the eleventh president…
2007-08-25 Dangerous Weather, Unforgiving Seas Add Up to Deadliest Job
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two tragedies at coal mines on opposite sides of the world…
2007-08-18 As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might Resurface
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The news that Karl Rove will leave his job at the…
2007-08-11 Countdown to 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, China celebrated the one-year mark until the start of…
2007-08-04 Good Sports, Bad Sports
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For the last several weeks, professional athletes have been on the…
2007-07-28 In ’08 Campaign, a Debate Brings Everyday Citizens Into the Political Process
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Presidential hopefuls in the United States still travel the country, meeting…
2007-07-21 Intelligence Report Says al-Qaida Remains Top Threat to US Security
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A new report says al-Qaida is still, and will remain, the…
2007-07-14 Bush Firm on War Policy Until September Report on Progress by Iraqis
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Thursday, the Bush administration reported mixed results in Iraq since…