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Congress has cleared three major items off its to-do-list. NPRs Tamara Keith reports both the House and Senate today passed a measure combining the highway bill, a long-term flood insurance extension and another year of reduced student loan interest
While it takes two quarters of economic contraction for most economists to call a recession, one of those quarters is now in the record books. That follows an announcement from the Commerce Department today, the nation's Gross Domestic Product, the
二十六、救济(Remedy) 1.If the contract is null and void,the remedy is to rescind and to put the parties in the position in which they were prior to the attempted agreement. 2.If the statute of limitations has run,the plaintiff is without re
Opponents of the Venezuelan government have promised to continue street protests aimed at forcing out President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition warning came a day after at least two people were killed and hundreds arrested in Venezuelas largest anti-g
1. “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday in New York from leukemia . The CBS newsman has been remembered as a great reporter. During his career, the award-winning television journali
AS IT IS 2015-05-22 In the US Senate, Heated Debate over Catfish 美参议院关于鲶鱼争论激烈 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是经济报道。 The United States Senate moved
World Freedom Declines for 10th Year A human rights group says the slowing world economy, a crackdown on dissidents and dislike of foreigners fleeing their country have led to a sharp drop in freedom around the world for the 10th consecutive year. Fr
雅思写作社会类重点词汇总结 1. urbanization城市化 2. centralization集中化 3. imbalance不平衡 4. in the long run从长远角度而言 5. infrastructure基础设施 6. booming繁荣发展的 7. tertiary industry第三产业 8. tran
1. urbanization 城市化 2. centralization 集中化 3. imbalance 不平衡 4. in the long run 从长远角度而言 5. infrastructure 基础设施 6. booming 繁荣发展的 7. tertiary industry 第三产业 8. tranquility 宁静 9. revenue 税收
The central government's chief liaison in Hong Kong has gone on record saying authorities on the mainland are sincere in achieving universal suffrage for Hong Kong. CRI's Su Yi has more. Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison Office of the Chinese C
Topic1-Multiple provinces grants single children vacation to go home and visit parents Taking care of our folks back home doesn't have to be a twice-a-year ritual anymoreseven provinces have announced legislative plans to give only-children more leav
Explanation: The United States government is divided into three branches (or parts), and all three share equal (or the same) amounts of power. The easiest way to understand the divisions (or parts) of American government is to think of the government
17. For much of the past year, President Bush campaigned to move Social Security to a saving-account model, with retirees trading much or all of their guarantees payments for payments depending on investment returns. 【分析】简单句。句子主干
By Andrew J. Baroch More than 1,000 employees of the United States Congress are out of work because their employers -- members of Congress -- either lost their bids for re-election last month or retir
A draft of China's first environmental protection tax law, submitted to the top legislative body for initial discussion, may impose heavier penalties on polluters than ever before. 我国首部环境保护税法的草案日前提请最高立法机关初
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a comprehensive package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, said the White House on Tuesday. I
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 22 October 2007 Kyrgyzstan's president has dissolved his country's parliament, a day after a referendum in which voters approved broad constitutional amendments. Anya Ardayeva reports for VOA from Moscow a date for elections h
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China is moving to better protect its 2,500-year-old Grand Canal by encouraging public donations and banning unnecessary construction in the area. The Ministry of Culture publicized a set of regulations to protect the Gran
Speaking at an international seminar held by China's Finance Ministry, deputy head of the Chinese working group of the bank Chen Huan said China is ready to go. We are planning to start our banking business at the end of this year and we will formall
Italys new prime minister, Mario Monti, said on Thursday the country faces a major emergency, and promised rigor and fairness in sweeping reforms to dig Italy out of a major financial crisis. Prime Minister Mario Monti, sworn in at the presidential p