2008-11-08 Number of Foreign Policy Issues Will Test Next President From the Start
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American President-Election Barack Obama faces a long list of foreign policy…
2008-11-01 For the Candidates, a Last Weekend to Make Their Case to Americans
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential candidates are in the final weekend of campaigning…
2008-10-25 After Record Month, Obama Fund Raising Slowed in Early October
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans will elect a new president one week from Tuesday. As…
2008-10-18 With US Elections Near, ‘Joe the Plumber’ Enters Political Pipeline
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Wednesday’s presidential debate was the third and last between Democrat Barack…
2008-10-11 McCain Wants US to Buy Bad Home Loans; Obama Pushes for Tax Cuts
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. John McCain and Barack Obama held their second presidential debate this…
2008-10-04 Before Next McCain-Obama Debate, Palin and Biden Take Their Turn
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans are a month from elections on November fourth. This week…
2008-09-27 Financial Crisis Puts World Leaders at UN at the Center of the Action
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders from the one hundred ninety-two members of the United Nations…
2008-09-20 Quick Action Sought on Plan to Rescue Banks From Bad Debts
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In recent weeks, the United States government has dealt with struggling…
2008-09-13 Wars, Politics and Memories of a Day That Defined a Presidency
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thursday marked seven years since the attacks of September eleventh. Americans…
2008-09-06 US Presidential Campaign Moves to Full Speed for Final Eight Weeks
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Elections in the United States are now less than two months…
2008-08-30 Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Is McCain’s Surprise Choice
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Friday, Republican candidate John McCain announced his choice for vice…
2008-08-23 Pakistani Lawmakers to Elect New President on September 6
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Lawmakers in Pakistan will elect a new president on September sixth.…
2008-08-16 Georgia Attack Heightens Concerns About Wider Aims of Russia
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russia has come under increasing international pressure in the week since…
2008-08-02 The Presidential Campaign Heats Up with Less Than One Hundred Days to the Election
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The November fourth presidential election in the United States is only…
2008-07-26 With Karadzic Under Arrest, Attention Turns to Future for Bashir
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is no longer on the…