Automatic US Spending Cuts Loom Under current U.S. law, automatic cuts to domestic programs and national defense will begin in 2013, because a congressional committee failed to agree on trimming Americas federal deficit. Already, many lawmakers say t...
IN THE NEWS - Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in Washington This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A week ago, the United States government was preparing to suspend some of its operations for lack of a budget. But late last Friday, negotia...
With the global economic slowdown increasingly felt in Asia, the region's governments have taken steps to shield their economies from the worst. But will these measures work? Asian governments are spending like never before. Japan's government says...
U.S. lawmakers want Iraq to use bigger oil profits to pay for more of its own reconstruction. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Iraq's parliament has approved a supplementary budget that raises this year's spending to more than $70 billion. A...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 February 2008 The Indian government says it will spend billions of dollars to help farmers and revive the rural economy. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the promise comes ahead of general elections scheduled...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 February 2006 The issue of lobbying, which is the process of trying to influence policy-makers in favor of a specific cause, has been under intense scrutiny in the United...
美国有两个主要的政党，共和党和民主党。一般来说，共和党代表保守派，而民主党代表自由派。自由派和保守派在英文里就是：liberals和conservatives. Lib...
Mrs Li: What are we going to do this Sunday? Ben: Let's go to see Leon's concert. He's my favourite singer. Kitty: Let's not go to the concert. Why don't we go to see a film instead? There's a film on...
Moon so bright, night so fine Keep your heart here with mine Life's a dream we are dreaming Race the moon, catch the wind Ride the night to the end Seize the day, stand up for the light I want to spen...
I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You Moon so bright, night so fine Keep your heart here with mine Life's a dream we are dreaming Race the moon, catch the wind Ride the night to the end Seize the day...
