The U.S. Senate has approved a bill aimed at helping the country's small businesses, giving President Barack Obama a political victory in his effort to revive the country's economy. The Senate passed the bill Thursday with the help of two key votes f

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U.S. President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for health-care reform on the road, with events in the southern states of Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Obama has pushed back his timetable for Congressional action, saying he expects to get the n

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks Sunday with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders during her second trip the Middle East in less than a month. Israel says it will ease some restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank in a b

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Kerry Tries to Boost Israeli-Palestinian Talks 克里希望推动巴以谈判 JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories in another attempt to bolster their faltering peace talks. Kerry wants to gi

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Activists Fast for Immigration Reform 美国活动人士积极推动移民改革 CAPITOL HILL A group of activists has been fasting in Washington for more than two weeks to pressure Speaker of the House John Boehner to allow a vote on comprehensive i

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US Immigrant Families Push for Reform 美国移民家庭推动改革 CAPITOL HILL Advocates for immigrant rights are calling on President Barack Obama to suspend deportations of otherwise law-abiding residents who are undocumented while Congress cons

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Lawmakers Push Bills on Mental Illness, Guns 美议员推动心理疾病与枪支暴力提案 CAPITOL HILL The mass killing in Santa Barbara, California that left six people dead has reignited a debate in the U.S. Congress about how to keep guns out

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New Congress Could Push Obama Toward Tougher Action on Ukraine 新国会可能会推动奥巴马对乌克兰采取更强硬的措施 STATE DEPARTMENT The Obama administration says sanctions against those backing separatists in eastern Ukraine are hav

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US Pushes to De-Escalate Ukraine Crisis 美国努力推动乌克兰危机的化解 WHITE HOUSE Russia says it has prepared proposals to defuse the Ukraine crisis, but Washington says Moscow needs to show evidence that it wants peace. Russian forces c

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President Xi Jinping has met with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron in Beijing. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the relationship between China and the UK, saying that the two countries must respect each other and deepen mutual trust

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U.S. President Barack Obama is back in campaign mode - traveling to regions hard-hit by the economic recession to rally support for his massive stimulus plan. His first stop was in a town in American's heartland with one of the highest unemployment r

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Israeli and Palestinian leaders tried to advance the Middle East process during talks in Jerusalem Monday. 以色列和巴勒斯坦领导人星期一举行会谈,试图推动中东和平进程。 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hosted Palestinia

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Speaking with his Palestinian counterpart at the start of a Palestinian investment conference in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he felt President-elect Barack Obama can bring a new energy to the Israel-Palestinian peace process. 英国

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Special U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell is in Egypt as part of a push to resume Arab-Israeli peace talks. 美国和平特使乔治.米切尔正在埃及访问。这是美国推动阿拉伯世界和以色列恢复和平谈判的一部分。 George Mi

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U.S. President Barack Obama is devoting most of his time and public appearances these days to one issue - reforming the nation's health care system. But concerns about the cost and scope of reform are growing among members of Congress and the general

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U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell has begun meetings with officials in Israel to revive stalled peace efforts. Among the obstacles that Mitchell is facing is Israel's continuing expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. 美

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The new leader of Israel's ruling party is vowing to move forward with peace talks with the Palestinians, while confronting Iran. 以色列执政党的新领导人誓言要在对抗伊朗的同时,推动和巴勒斯坦的和平谈判。 Foreign Min

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As speculation continues over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, there are new signs the North is advancing its decades-old ballistic missile program. 在外界继续就北韩领导人金正日的健康状况做出种种猜测之际,有新

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will push his plan for a European Union-style forum in the Asia-Pacific region at the APEC summit in Peru. Mr. Rudd says early negotiations have been positive. 澳大利亚总理陆克文将在秘鲁举行的亚太经

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America's top diplomat is heading back to the Middle East for a new peace mission, but there are few expectations for a major breakthrough. 美国最高外交官为一项新的和平使命再次前往中东,不过几乎没有人期望这次和平使命

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