Russian military forces have stepped up their offensive in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia today, targeting areas outside the contested region of South Ossetia. The US ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad warned Russia that its ti

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The House and the Senate have approved separate 3-trillion-dollar spending plans while calling on the next Congress to roll back President Bush's tax cuts for wealthier Americans. NPR's Brian Naylor report

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The fight over taxes is again playing out on the campaign trail.President Obama went to the swing state of Iowa where he argued that Bush-era tax cut should be extended another year for low and middle income earners but not for the wealthiest in Amer

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Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside. In America, and in many other countries, one spec

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粉丝购买好莱坞拍卖纪念品 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA Hollywood history is on sale at a celebrity auction April 11-12 that draws buyers from around the world. The items span a century of movie making and include some 20th century political m

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Demonstrations are winding down in Cairo. Protesters have been busy cleaning up Tahrir Square, where many were camped out for weeks until President Hosni Mubarak stepped down yesterday. Meantime the military says it will abide by the countrys trea

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(二月)

AS IT IS 2016-09-19 Voters in Just a Few States Will Decide US Presidential Election 美国少数州选民将决定总统大选 On November 8 this year, Americans across the country will vote for president. But the candidate who wins the most votes w

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与选举有关词汇大总结 目前,英国和美国都已进入大选季。 与大选有关的英文词汇,你知道多少呢? 从A到Z,本文帮你一网打尽。 【A】 absentee ballot (缺席选举人票)由不能亲自前往投票站

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And they had traveled from near, they had traveled from far,because they wanted to make their voices heard. 有些住在附近,有些远道而来,但他们都想表达自己的声音 And I asked one of the voters, I said, Whom are you going to vote

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Hello, everyone. I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's what's happening Now In The News. Huge crowds are on the streets of Pristina Kosovo, celebrating their independence from Serbia. Kosovo's Parliament made the official declara

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Election of 1876: One of the Closest in American History By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, August 11, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Spec

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8 Die in Clashes over Controversial Iranian Election Patricia Nunan At least eight people have died in clashes in southern Iran in disputes over Friday's controversial parliamentary election. Early re

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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday stressed the importance of completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The two leaders discussed the TPP and bilateral ties

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是grounds。 Grounds, 有理由、根据的意思。 The governor vetoed the bill on security grounds, 州长以安全为由,否决了这项议案。 More than 20% of the ballots were invalidated on the grounds of fraud, 百分

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Panicky shoppers in Belarus are buying up consumer goods and scarce food supplies as fast as they can, after a sharp devaluation of the ruble failed to halt a slide in the national currency's value. Weeks of economic crisis have prompted many Belarus

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts. A large crowd had gathered from early afterno

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

In U.S. presidential politics, the four remaining Republican contenders are headed for a major showdown Tuesday when 10 states hold primary or caucus votes on the same day, with as many as 437 delegates at stake to the Republican nominating conventio

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Friends and family are mourning the loss of Elizabeth Edwards. A friend of the family says Edwards' health rapidly deteriorated over the last few weeks and that her adult daughter and estranged husband John came to be with her. Edwards died Tuesda

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2010(十二月)

Why bother? The game is rigged. My vote won't count. 为什么非要投票呢?选举被操纵了。我那一票不起作用。 The choices are terrible. Voting is for suckers. 选举的结果很糟糕。选举都是骗人的。 Perhaps you've thoug

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There has been chaos in the US congress where Democratic party politicians have been staging a sitting to demand tighter gun laws. They occupied the floor of the House of Representatives taking in sleeping bags and pillows as their protests continued

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