[00:05.30]Reading LIFE IN THE FUTURE [00:10.27]What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict. [00:15.33]It is,however,possible to use models to make forecasts about future developments. [00:23.20]One way to catch a glimpse of the futur...
W: You look so excited. Whats on your mind? M: I am thinking about my Chrisman present. W: What are you going to have? M: A huge toy plane. My mother promised to give it to me if I behave myself before Christmas. Dialogue 2. M: Anna, whats troubling...
1. President Barack Obama gets a first-hand look at the 8-year-old war he inherited and ramped up. During a surprise visit to Afghanistan, Obama applauded US troops and Afghanistan's campaign against insurgents, but told Afghan leaders they need to d...
[1] Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin rallied with thousands of tea party activists for Nevada Senator Harry Reid. Palin told her fellow conservatives that Reid will have to explain his votes on health care and other issues in h...
1. The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved health care legislation that will extend benefits to tens of millions of Americans who currently don't have it. The vote in the House was 219 to 212, with all Republicans voting against the bill. It...
1. President Barack Obama is staying right here. He's decided not to fly to Asia this weekend, so he can be in town for a possible House vote on his health care plan Sunday. The White House says he'll head to Indonesia and Australia in June. 2. Jihad...
1. Just a day after a jobs bill cleared Congress, President Barack Obama is expected to sign it today. The bill includes 18 billion dollars in tax breaks and extends highway and mass transit program to the end of the year. It's estimated the bill cou...
1. Democrats in the House may pass health care reform without actually voting on it. The idea is to vote on a rule for debate and that will be enough. Republicans are calling it sleight of hand *. 2. Crews in South Carolina are trying to figure out a...
1. A lawyer representing a driver who reported his Toyota Prius sped out of control on a California freeway is sticking by his client's story. A congressional memo raises questions about what happened to James Sikes. The attorney says he's unmoved by...
[1] Four suicide attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar have killed at least 30 people and hurt dozens more. A main target was a prison, but no prisoner escaped. [2] The Obama administration has unveiled its plan to radically change his No C...
