《Wake Me Up When September Ends》是Green Day(绿日)的一首著名的代表曲。夏天来了又走,那份纯真永远不会持久 ,九月过去时,记得唤醒我。九月即将过去,竞学网英文歌曲频道特此推出,和网友们来追忆九月逝去的时光。 Green Day乐队是90年代之后美国朋克音乐复兴

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 May 2007 September is looming as a key month in the U.S. political debate over the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats and a growing number of Republicans say they will take a hard look at how President Bush's military s

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By Al Pessin Washington 24 May 2007 General David Petraeus President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say a report from their top general in Iraq, due in September, will be a key element in deciding the future of the U.S. commitment in that co

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Today is the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency to announce a new rule designed to clean up the haze that obscures views in national parks. A court-imposed deadline is part of a decade long fight over pollution, and that fight may not b

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 22 June 2006 watch Stem Cell report A new medical treatment injecting embryonic stem cells and other drugs into paralyzed mice has researchers wondering if it could eventually help humans suffering from Parkinson's an

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 05 January 2006 Scientists in Australia have discovered a stem cell that is expected to provide clues about how breast cancer develops, and how cancer cells evade current th

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By Michael Bowman Washington 07 June 2007 Scientists in the United States say they have for the first time been able to create stem cells from the ordinary skin cells of mice, a breakthrough that could lead to new medical breakthroughs and eliminate

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By Efam Dovi Accra 23 August 2006 In Ghana, a high court in the capital Accra Tuesday sentenced five robbers to more than 300 years in prison in what the police say is a clear sign the country is taking violent crime seriously. The spate of armed ro

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By David McAlary Was 16 August 2006 Artist's rendition of solar system There may soon be three new planets in our solar system. The expansion would be the result of a proposed new definition of what a planet is. The change is controversial, but if a

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti

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By Jim Malone Washington 17 August 2006 The ethical and moral debate over expanding embryonic stem cell research could motivate voters on both sides of the issue in this year's U.S. congressional elections. Color-enhanced stemcell from bonemarrow Em

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 January 2006 As concerns over the spread of bird flu increase, Italian police have stepped up controls at sites that could be at risk. Thousands of chickens and eggs wer

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The funeral for Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife, Susan, who died in a car accident, is to be held Wednesday, one month to the day after the country inaugurated its power-sharing government. Morgan Tsvangirai (l) takes the oath of pr

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Species Loss Compromises Earths Vital Systems Scientists have long thought that diverse ecosystems like forests, lakes and streams are especially good at removing pollutants that human activities put into the environment. A new study in the journal N

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When Augustus White was growing up in the American south in the 1940s, racial segregation was an accepted part of life. African Americans got second best - in education, employment, and health care. But White overcame those barriers, becoming an orth

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Scientists Ponder 'Epoch' of Damage to Global Water System Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun whereby humans are causing major damage to global water systems. They warn of a planetary transformation comparable to the retreat of the glacier

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A: How may I help you? B: I would like to return an item. A: What are you returning? B: I want to return this cellphone. A: Is there a problem? B: It's broken. A: What exactly is wrong with it? B: The phone turns off by itself. A: That's fine, but do

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2006 The Malaysian foreign ministry says officials from predominantly Islamic countries will urge the United Nations to demand an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force that

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials on ways to quell violence in Iraq. Condoleezza Rice (left) with Iraqi PM al-Maliki, right, in B

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By Paula Wolfson White House 11 September 2006 President Bush is marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a pilgrimage to the three sites where Americans lost their lives. It is a day of reflection for the pres

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