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Of late I had somebody told me that midwest accent is the standard accent in TOEFL and CNN. If this is the case, then how to get used to this accent? CNN is a bit too fast for me now, so I want to find an alternative source for accustoming to this accent.
Incidentally, if this question is off-topic, please feel free to tell me directly and I would either delete it or make necessary revisions.
Newscasts from National Public Radio tend to be rather less excited than the commercial networks, and represent a good range of standard US accents. If you want something really slow (and very funny), Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon stories might suit you.
