Archive for August, 2009
Visiting 7 Man-Made Wonders in the US
Two beautiful bridges, a huge dam, a tall space needle, a graceful arch, presidential faces carved into a mountain and ancient houses built into rock. Transcript of radio broadcast:
03 March 2009
VOICE ONE:
I’m Faith Lapidus.
VOICE TWO:
And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. There are many natural wonders in the United States. Today, we [...]
Chrysler, General Motors Work to Escape Crushing Debt
Chrysler hopes to survive by cutting costs and debt, and by joining with Italian carmaker Fiat. And General Motors plans to make the US its biggest shareholder. Transcript of radio broadcast:
30 April 2009
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
The race to save two of America’s big three carmakers is entering a new and intense [...]
Money, Influence and the Election of Judges
Campaign spending in U.S. judicial elections has grown sharply. Now, the Supreme Court rules that a big campaign donation can be reason enough not to decide a case involving the donor. Transcript of radio broadcast:
11 June 2009
Clarification attached
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Elected judges in the United States got a warning this week [...]
