Archive for October, 2008
In Time of Crisis, Candidates Present Economic Plans
McCain and Obama offer new proposals for tax breaks, changes in rules for retirement savings. Also, the Treasury moves to recapitalize banks. Transcript of radio broadcast:
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
This week, the two major presidential candidates gave new details of their plans to help Americans deal with the economic crisis.
On Monday, Democrat [...]
American History Series: In Election of 1828, a Bitter Campaign
Andrew Jackson had a big victory over President John Quincy Adams. But the race turned angry over the subject of Jackson’s wife, Rachel. Transcript of radio broadcast:
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION — American history in VOA Special English.
John Quincy Adams
The presidential campaign of eighteen twenty-eight was bitter and vicious, full of angry words [...]
American Election Expressions
Some examples of American expressions about voting and elections. Transcript of radio broadcast:
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
The presidential election in the United States is November fourth. So we hear a lot of people using expressions about the election.
Many opinion studies have asked Americans whom they will vote for. [...]
