Archive for February, 2010
Obama Offers a Rescue Plan for Homeowners
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Barack Obama has a plan to deal with a central cause of the economic crisis: America’s troubled housing market. PRESIDENT OBAMA: “Through this plan, we will help between seven and nine million families restructure or refinance their mortgages so they can avoid foreclosure.” A home in [...]
A Handful of Findings About Finger Length
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Is there meaning in the length of a finger? An eighteen ninety-three guidebook called “Modern Etiquette in Public and Private” had this to say: “Long fingers are a sign of refinement. A short stubby hand argues a lack of sensibility.” Well, long fingers might also be a [...]
Foreign Student Series: Becoming a Fulbrighter
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we talk about the Fulbright Program. It sends Americans to study, teach or do research in other countries. And it brings people from other countries to do the same in the United States. Fulbright grants are awarded each year to [...]
