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145 maniacs in the old mansion Standing in front of the old mansion on the hill, one can only marvel at the mind of the architect who brought this artistry into being. Its execution was accomplished mostly with manual labor, given the low level of m
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Before they left Washington for their August recess, Congress failed to take action on an issue that is currently of great concern to Americans: high prices at the gas pump. The fundamental reason for high gasoline price
US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b
By Paula Wolfson President Bush says he will push hard for his domestic and foreign priorities in his second term in office. Mr. Bush is offering to work with his political opponents but at the same t
By Peter Heinlein Zelanbesa, Ethiopia 12 February 2008 United Nations is set to begin withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Eritrea as early as Wednesday. Sources close to the U.N. Mission say the troops will be relocated to the Ethiopian side of the
President Barack Obama is facing an early decision on trade policy, one that could anger key members of his Democratic Party, or spark a trade war with some of America's closest allies. In a few weeks Mr. Obama is to travel to Canada, where officials
The European Parliament has set the ball rolling for Jean-Claude Juncker, the former prime minister of Luxembourg, to be the President of the European Commission. In a statement, the European Parliament says it backs Juncker, a candidate of the cente
公司高管Peter, Jason和Helen开会讨论员工保健项目。大家都赞成把地下室改成健身中心,为员工健身提供方面。可问题在于,怎样才能要求员工去健身呢? Helen就提出了这个问题。 H: The gym is a
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Kashmir was set up in 1949 to monitor a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. The two fledgling nations had just emerged from two years of war for control over the scenic Himalayan region. But since a U.N.-backed li
1. Rescuers continue to comb New York City neighborhoods, looking for possible survivors following superstorm Sandy. There are also efforts by residents to reclaim some semblance of daily routines. Sandy killed more than 50 people during its eastern
South Africa's president, who is mediating talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF Party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, says the talks have not broken down. The talks adjourned amid reports of a deadlock over the opposition leade
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged a 50 percent increase in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the African Union to maintain its peacekeeping force in
Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM Economist Mario Monti has been sworn in as Italys new prime minister, with a mandate to restore stability to the countrys economy and respectability to its politics. At European Union headquarters in early October he
NATO Asks Other Members to Do More in Libya NATO foreign ministers wrapped up two days of talks in Berlin still divided on ways of intensifying the air campaign on Libya. NATO foreign ministers offered a show of unity in calling for the departure of
Chavez Says He Will Continue to Speak Out Against Imperialism First news conference At his first news conference since winning re-election and after recovering from three cancer-related surgeries since 2011, President Chavez was in good spirits. The
A top U.S. military official said the multinational coalition enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya has fired 12 Tomahawk missiles and flew nearly 80 sorties on Monday. The U.S. commander in Africa, General Carter Ham, told reporters Monday that the T
Washington Week: Focus on Immigration, Same-Sex Marriage A proposal to dramatically boost U.S. border security could be the key to unlocking bipartisan support needed to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. Democrat Charles Schumer sa
Obama Visit: Acknowledging Senegals Democratic Track Record Obama visits Senegal a little more than a year after a hotly contested presidential race tested the country. That election in 2012 began with deadly street protests against the incumbent's u
Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off 阿富汗准备总统大选 KABUL Security is tight in Kabul as Afghans prepare to head to the polls to choose a new president from the two remaining candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, in a ra
US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel Flying in and out of U.S. airports could become a challenge, with delays on the ground and in the air. The disruptions could begin when automatic government spending cuts hit the nation's aviation sector in A