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Obama’s Decision to Support Same-Sex Marriage
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama said he now supports same-sex marriage. BARACK OBAMA: “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” He became the first sitting American president to express that opinion. Earlier he had said his thinking on the issue was “evolving.” Reaction in [...]
Event Aims to Build Interest in Science, Engineering
Download this story as a PDF This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Last week we reported on Microsoft Corporation’s Imagine Cup finals in the United States. Team FlashFood from Arizona State University won top honors at the event. Its mobile application and website lets hotels, restaurants and farmers markets donate food to people [...]
American History: Hurricane Katrina, Iraq and the Great Recession
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the presidency of George W. Bush. (MUSIC) George W. Bush began his second term — and fifth year in office — in January two thousand five. [...]
