Afghan Government: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died in 2013 塔利班领导人奥马尔在2013年去世 Afghan government officials said Wednesday that Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead. They say he died more than two years ago in Pakistan. A governme

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Glad youre with us, Im Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announcing yesterday that a public option will be in the Senate bill that will allow states to o

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There are roughly 6,000 Americans in Libya, and the U.S. government is trying to get them out. A ferry that was chartered to take hundreds of U.S. citizens from Libya to Malta was held up for a while yesterday. U.S. officials said everyone onboard wa

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Lawmakers in Britain continue to argue over terms of its planned withdrawal from the European Union (EU). The main issue is how Britain will deal with the rest of Europe after the move, known as Brexit. The EU is the countrys largest trading partner.

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Capitol Hill U.S. lawmakers are considering amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born American citizens to run for president of the United States. Senator Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Jud

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Nicole Lapin, Here is your NOW IN THE NEWS update. President Obama is set to unveil his $50-billion program targeting the housing crisis today; sources say the government will cut monthly mortgage payments, allow more

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今天我们要学的词是net worth。 Net worth, 意思是净价值。The investment bank targets only high net worth individuals, 这家投资银行只针对有钱人。最新调查发现,美国国会里44%议员的净资产都在百万美元以上

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By Dan Robinson U.S Lawmakers have expressed renewed concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, saying more must be done to safeguard the Afghan people so they can go to the polls on October

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1. Almost as soon as it began former baseball star Roger Clemens's perjury trial ended Thursday. In a mistrial, the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a first-year law student would have known to avoid. The question of a new trial is still up in th

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Analysts: Some US Lawmakers Back Venezuela Sanctions to Loosen Cuba Ties A Century Later, Statue of Liberty Still Attracts Millions A young visitor looks up at Lady Liberty A young visitor looks up at Lady Liberty From VOA Learning English, welcome t

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AS IT IS 2016-06-13 New 'Budget of Change' in Nigeria 为促进经济发展,尼日利亚通过340亿美元预算 Nigeria has a federal budget following months of debate between President Muhammadu Buhari and lawmakers. Officials are calling the new $

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AS IT IS 2015-10-09 US Congressman Drops Out of Race for House Speaker 美国国会议员竞选众议院议长 California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race for one of the most powerful positions in the United States. Mr. McCarthy

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131 印度尼西亚总统为政治妥协设定最后期限 Wahid Sets Deadline for Political Compromise Patricia Nunan Jakarta 9 Jul 2001 11:54 UTC Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has set a 1)d

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TEHRAN, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran has started exporting gasoline(汽油), an official was quoted by the local satellite Press TV as saying on Tuesday. The first shipment of Iran's gasoline has been exported(出口 ), Ali Asghar Arshi, manager

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The 2010 North American International Auto Show does not officially open until January 16, but the media got a sneak peek at the latest offerings from U.S. and international automakers this week. Members of the U.S. Congress, led by House of Represen

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今天我们要学的词是clunker。 Clunker有旧车、破车的意思。为了帮助汽车市场走出低谷,美国国会众议院批准了一项计划。The plan offers up to $4500 to consumers who trade in gas-guzzling clunkers for new models,

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Back from his weekend Florida golf getaway, U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday sounded an alarm on harms to be caused by the looming government spending cuts, but offered no concrete and long-term plan to put U.S.

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Beijing and other parts of northern China have been battered by smog starting from the beginning of this year. The capital was blanketed by smog for 26 days in January, while eastern China's Jiangsu Province saw 13 days of heavy pollution in February

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The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a

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Let's delve into today's special segment: military reform. Han Peng, President Xi Jinping was attending a meeting of national lawmakers from the military on the sidelines of the 'Two Sessions'. What can you tell us on that? President Xi Jinping has u

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