NPR has confirmed that President-elect Obama has selected former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota to head the Department of Health and Human Services. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. Daschle has been one of Obama's closest

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The Illinois Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge that questioned the fitness of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to hold office since he faces federal corruption charges. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports. The state's attorney general had filed

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一个英语单词可分为三部分:前缀(prefix)词根(root)后缀(suffix)。位于词根前面的部分就是前缀。前缀,可以改变单词的意思。 e- 表示出去,外面 elect = e + lect(选择;select) 选出来 v

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Explanation: U.S. senators serve (or work in their public position) for six-year terms that are staggered, which means they dont all begin and end at the same time. One-third of the senators are elected every two years. With staggered terms, there ar

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Hi everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Israel's assault on Gaza continued Sunday despite claims from Israel's defense minister that the campaign may be in its final stages

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President-elect Barack Obama told state governors today upon his swearing-in he will be willing to help them come up with ways to create jobs and deal with declining revenues. At a meeting of the National Governors Association in Philadelphia, Mr. O

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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing where lawmakers expressed frustration about the continually changing Treasury Department program to help financial institutions. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Banks testified on how they are spending funds

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President-elect Barack Obama held his first news conference today after meeting with a group of economic advisors. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. President-elect Obama held the meeting with the advisors ranging from Warren Buffett to former Treasury Se

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President-elect Barack Obama says the US economy is bad and getting worse. The President-elect made his remarks today during a visit to Capitol Hill for a meeting with House and Senate leaders to talk about an economic stimulus plan. For a meeting t

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Obama, Trump React Very Differently to Death of Fidel Castro 奥巴马、特朗普对于菲德尔卡斯特罗的死亡的反应 The death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has produced a mix of reactions in the United States. The death confirms

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JUDY WOODRUFF:To that other news now. President-elect Donald Trump ran into growing criticism today of one of his first transition appointments. On Sunday, he named conservative media executive Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. Bannon's been accu

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今天我们要学的词是rival。 Rival, 是对头的意思。 President-elect Obama named his one-time chief Democratic rival Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, 美国当选总统奥巴马提名自己原来的民主党对手,联邦参议

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今天我们要学的词是inner circle。 Inner circle, 指核心圈子,心腹密友 。美国当选总统奥巴马正在紧锣密鼓地为权力交接做准备。 Obama's inner circle will play key roles in the new administration, 奥巴马身边最

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1. President-elect Obama and President Bush have held their first face-to-face meeting since election. Obama and his wife arrived at the White House about ten minutes early. The president and president-elect later waited for cameras as they strode a

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South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye met with US and South Korean army officials on Friday to ascertain her country's military readiness following North Korea's recent nuclear test. The South Korean government and I will not accept North Korea'

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The nation marks the passing tonight of a major figure of the 20th century. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the planet, and the oldest person ever to go into space. He passed away today at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, at th

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今天我们还要讲两个带有devil这个词的习惯用语。我们上次学到devil就是魔鬼。在西方文艺作品里,与被称为罪恶之灵的魔鬼打交道总不会有好下场。魔鬼往往会用金钱、地位、美女等使你眼花

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今天我们要学的词是eleventh hour。 Eleventh hour, 第11个小时,指最后时刻。 An eleventh hour deal, 最后一刻达成的协议。美国政府距离权力交接只剩下大约一个月了。 The Bush administration is pushing throug

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The conversation between Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan was just a courtesy call, vice-president elect Mike Pence said on Sunday as he attempted to damp down a diplomatic firestorm that has the potential to upend US-China relations. 美国候

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U.S. President Barack Obama says there is room for another arms control deal with Russia. After talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Seoul nuclear summit Monday, Obama said both countries can continue to make progress in cutting stockp

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