Lawmakers Consider Issue of International Child Kidnappings An American doctor recently gave an emotional speech about his son to Senate lawmakers in Washington. Chris Brann told lawmakers on Tuesday about the abduction of his son Nicholas, whose mot

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A parked car detonated on a crowded street in Bagdad today, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 70 others. NPRs JJ Sutherland reports from the Iraqi capital. It was just after sunset when families were out in the street, having dinner

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Native American Artists Ask Lawmakers to Stop Fake Art Many Native American artists are quitting their trade because they cannot compete with the low prices of fake artwork. William Woody is the top law enforcement official at the Fish and Wildlife S

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Experts: Women Are Unused Resource in Fighting Extremism The role of women and their possible help in fighting extremism is often ignored and underestimated, a group of experts told United States lawmakers recently. Studies have shown that women can

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U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a two-year federal budget this week, ending a contentious and politically-polarized year on a bipartisan note. While Congress is acting on fiscal matters, it has shelved possible new economic sanctions against Iran

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What Is the US Senate? The Senate is one of the two parts of the United States Congress, the legislature that makes the countrys laws. The Congress has two parts because the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution could not agree on details of the new fo

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1. Prosecutors have presented their closing arguments in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial. The jury is expected to begin deliberations Friday. If convicted on all charges, the former Democratic presidential candidate faces up to 30 years in

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AS IT IS 2015-08-11 Some U.S. Lawmakers Still Undecided on Iran Nuclear Deal United States lawmakers have begun considering the international agreement to restrict Irans nuclear activities. Some members of Congress are still uncommitted on the nuclea

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AS IT IS 2016-05-02 Iraqi Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad 伊拉克议会崩溃 议员们逃离巴格达 Baghdad is in a state of emergency after protestors led by Shiite clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr entered the parliament building in the I

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Negotiations between President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers appear deadlocked, with Republican leaders sharply criticizing Mr. Obama's approach in talks about slashing U.S. budget deficits and raising the government's borrowing limit. The pr

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今天我们要学的词是skeptical。 Skeptical, 是怀疑的意思。虽然现在股市时有回升, Experts say investors should remain skeptical of temporary rallies, 但是专家建议投资者对市场的暂时回升持谨慎态度。白宫和

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CAPITOL HILL U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faced tough questions from members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records from Associated Press reporters, and on the Int

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Executives of five large oil companies are attacking proposals to cut $4 billion in annual U.S. government subsidies, even as their profits have soared and American motorists are facing near-record prices at gasoline pumps. The chief executive of Exx

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CAPITOL HILL U.S. lawmakers have received the first post-election briefings on the deadly September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Senators are not revealing specific information provided to them by administration officials at the c

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今天我们要学的词是ceiling。Ceiling, 是房间天花板的意思,可以引伸为上限。美国现行联邦债务上限是14.3万亿美元。 Some Republican lawmakers are opposed to raising the debt ceiling without tackling government spe

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Airbus Warns It Could Leave in Event of 'No-Deal' Brexit The chief of Airbus on Thursday warned that the aviation company could move its United Kingdom operations out of Britain. The move might happen if the country leaves the European Union without

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Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have named nine of the 12 members of a committee that will be expected to find up to $1.5 trillion in savings to reduce the nation's deficit. The White House said Wednesday that President Barack

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WASHINGTON Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detainees. Sergeant Bergdahl is reported to be claiming he was beaten, tortured, and held

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The White House says it remains confident that congressional leaders can come together and work out a way to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before an August 2 deadline. A top aide to President Obama spoke as Republicans controlling the House of Represen

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28 lawmakers of the legislative council voted against the motion on Thursday afternoon. It failed to achieve the two-thirds majority in the 70-member chamber needed for approval. Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung says he is disappointed because the

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