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…
2007-07-07 US High Court Takes a More Conservative Turn With Bush Appointees
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Legal experts had a lot to discuss this week. President Bush…
2007-06-30 A Recent Study Suggests Most Young Americans Plan to Vote for a Democrat in Next Year’s Presidential Election
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What do young Americans think about the presidential candidates and social…
2007-06-23 A Two-State Solution for the Mideast Finds Itself With Three Pieces
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For a week now, Palestinians have had to deal with a…
2007-06-16 WHO Says Environmental Improvements Could Save Millions of Lives
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the World Health Organization released its first country-by-country look…
2007-06-09 How Six Days in 1967 Changed the Middle East Until This Day
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Forty years ago this week, Israel, fearing a threat of destruction,…
2007-06-02 US Seeks to Increase Pressure on Sudan to End Darfur Violence
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What exactly is genocide? The word was invented by Raphael Lemkin,…
2007-05-26 Bush Wins on Iraq Bill, but Democrats Promise to Renew Fight
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week in Washington, Congress approved a war spending bill that…
2007-05-19 How Falwell Helped Give the Religious Right Its Voice in American Politics
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Conservative Christians, known in America as the religious right, lost one…
2007-05-12 Sarkozy’s Economic Plan for France May Depend on June Elections for Parliament
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Nicolas Sarkozy will take office Wednesday as president of France. He…