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After Record Month, Obama Fund Raising Slowed in Early October
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
Americans will elect a new president one week from Tuesday.
As the campaign enters its final week, some are still undecided. Two polls, from the Associated Press and Investor’s Business Daily, showed Barack Obama leading by just one point among likely voters. But other opinion polls show him [...]
Paul Robeson,1898-1976: Singer, Actor, and Civil Rights Activist
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I’m Shirley Griffith.
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And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Paul Robeson. He was a singer, actor, and civil rights activist. In the nineteen thirties, he was one of the best known and most widely honored black Americans. Later in his life he was [...]
What Does the Average Joe Think?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.
A person’s name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand what I mean, sit back and listen. You might even want to get a cup of Joe, I mean, a cup of coffee.
One day, an average [...]
