Wisconsin's Republican governor warns state workers could start being laid off as early as next week if the GOP-led legislature doesn't soon do away with collective bargaining rights for most state workers. Governor Scott Walker says he's taking a ne

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The following Monday on my way to meet Mrs. X, I make a quick stop at my favorite stationery store to stock up on Post-its. Today my Filofax only has two Post-its: a tiny pink one imploring me to BUY MORE POST-ITS and a green one reminding me that I

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安理会谴责恐怖主义 Security Council Condemns Terrorism Breck Ardery United Nations 12 Sep 2001 20:44 UTC In an unusual show of 1)solidarity, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Coun

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CAPITOL HILL Turkeys two-pronged campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants and Kurdish PKK forces is provoking mixed reactions from U.S. lawmakers. Both a more assertive Turkish role against IS and, more particularly, Turkish permission for the U

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Next week Joe Biden, US vice-president, visits Turkey, a Nato country whose relations with the west are in deep crisis following Julys botched coup. A vast majority of Turkish people believe, rightly or wrongly but nonetheless firmly, that Washington

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: 2006 Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan And I'm Barbara Klein. Most of the world observes Labor Day on May first. But the United States has its workers holi

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AS IT IS 2015-11-12 Questions Remain in Myanmar Election 缅甸选举中问题重重 Vote counting continues in Myanmar, but international observers say the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) is heading for a landslide win. Questions rema

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PARIS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said Monday that ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death marks the disappearance of a great figure, while extended his deepest and very sincere condolences to Thatcher's family

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Books and Arts; My family and other animals 文艺;我的家庭和一些动物 Various Pets Alive and Dead. By Marina Lewycka. 《活着以及死去的各种宠物》,玛丽娜柳薇卡著。 Not many authors could successfully mix lentils, bra-b

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy made an impassioned appeal for saving the euro currency union and outlined the broad framework of what he thinks must be done. Sarkozy's speech in the southern city of Toulon comes as the clock ticks down to finding a

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BRUSSELS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU)(欧盟 )and the United Nations (UN) are natural allies, UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. Ban paid his first official visit to the European Parliament(欧洲议会) in Stra

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The United Nations is calling for a stronger international response to support Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said altogether some 15 million people have been displaced by the conflicts in I

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Dogs are amazing creatures and Lilica, a Brazilian stray, is a perfect example of that. She lives in a junkyard, hangs out with a motley crew, and she makes sure her friends never go hungry. Every night, Lilica walks four miles in the dark, braving t

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MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's President Jose Mujica on Thursday expressed his solidarity with the country's world famous soccer player Luis Suarez, who has got himself involved in a spat on accusations of racism against French player Patr

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白宫谴责俄罗斯城市恐怖袭击 WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Monday denounced the twin terrorist attacks on the Russian city of Volgograd in the past two days, voicing hope for closer cooperation with Russia in its secur

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Bolivia will play a friendly to honour a 14-year-old fan killed by a flare in a Copa Libertadores match last month. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Wednesday proceeds from the April 6 ma

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Greek cabinet members are discussing how best to implement a series of budget cuts and other austerity measures that have already sparked rioting in the streets. The officials gathered Saturday in Athens, facing several difficult choices. The austeri

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India's powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats and politicians. The bill was passed Tuesday followi

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China's National Day marked in Madagascar Antananarivo, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was celebrated on Friday at the Chinese Embassy in Madagascar. Diplomatic representatives in function

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罗马尼亚支持协商解决叙利亚问题 BUCHAREST, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Romania is a supporter of a negotiated settlement of the Syria issue and a military decision in this case should not be adopted before the submission of the UN report on the

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