From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Stinging losses in the US market today triggered by fears over multiple concerns around the globe. For onea combination of disappointing data over the pace of economic growth in the US. AnotherGreece's

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is convicted at his corruption retrial, with a jury finding him guilty a short time ago on 17 of the 20 charges against him. Those include all 11 charges related to his attempt to sell or trade President Obama

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A massive weather system sweeping across the Deep South is spawning tornadoes. Suzette Berry lives just outside Yazoo City, Mississippi where she says a twister tore through Highway 49 and flattened just about everything in its path. Trees downed, I

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The top US commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal is out. President Obama made the announcement after hearing about disparaging remarks the general and his aides made about members of the national security team. We need to remember what

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President Obama is holding separate meetings today with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders, as NPR's Mara Liasson reports, to see if there can be a solution to the impasse over the debt ceiling. The two meetings at the White House will d

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President Obama is declining Senate Republicans' invitation to visit the Capitol and speak to them about the impasse in budget talks. White House spokesman Jay Carney said there's no point since the White House already knows Republicans' position. Ea

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今天我们要学的词是 impasse. Impasse的意思是僵局,The United States has imposed sanctions on two North Korean-controlled IT companies amid an impasse between the two countries over the pace of North Korea's dismantling of its nuclear w

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Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Tuesday that he thinks the country is on the right track despite sporadic terrorist activity and a post-election political stalemate. The senior U.S. diplomat, soon to retire, held a farewell pre

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The United Nations top political official says that in the two months since unilateral cease-fires ended a 22-day Israeli offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, the situation remains fraught with impasse and uncertainty. UN Under-Secre

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Deal Announced to End Budget Impasse at US Aviation Agency 联邦航空局预算陷入僵局 Another political standoff in Washington appears to be over. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that lawmakers have agreed to approve an em

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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

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US Budget Impasse Causes Flight Delays At some of America's busiest airports, flight delays and cancelations are mounting. Travelers are frustrated. Flight delays are becoming more common since government budget cuts reduced staffing at airport contr

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By Greg Flakus Mexico City 03 July 2006 Mexico remained calm the day after a presidential election that ended in a tight race too close to call and two candidates both claiming victory. Most Mexicans appear ready to wait a few days for official resu

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美国务卿克里开始亚洲之旅 US Secretary of State John Kerry is now in South Korea, on his fifth trip to Asia as America's top diplomat. He will also be visiting China and Indonesia. Su Yi has more. During his first stop, in Seoul, Kerry is

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By David Gollust Washington 26 February 2008 The United States is expressing disappointment over the continued political impasse in Kenya following last December's disputed election. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration is

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美债大限即至 谈判仍陷僵局 美国错过提高其16.7万亿美元债务上限截止日期的可能性昨日增加。为结束华盛顿僵局而达成协议的努力在国会不了了之。 Talks to end impasse falter The chances of the US m

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ABIDJAN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis deepens with the appointment of two prime ministers by the two presidential candidates declared the winner of the Nov. 28 run-off respectively by the electoral commission and the Constituti

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ROME, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday charged 10 authoritative experts and political figures with the task to help solve the political impasse stemmed from last month's inconclusive general elections. The figures

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ABIDJAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday expelled(驱逐) the ambassadors from Britain and Canada, state television reported. A statement from the government of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo read in the state television said the

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Whether you like it or not, foreign expressions represent an integral part of the English language (and of many other languages, too). Knowing the meaning and usage of the most used ones is very important. First of all because it will enable you to u

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