Being Cited for a DUI Susan: Hey, Jack, youre an attorney. Do you know anything about DUIs? Jack: Sure, Ive handled a few DUI cases. Susan: I was just wondering about the penalties for a DUI. Jack: Well, if its a first offense, youll be fined and may

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Super Tuesday in America saw a dozen state primary elections in the presidential nominating process. Hillary Clinton reinforced her position as the front-runner in the Democratic race, winning Texas, Georgia, Virginia and Massachusetts. Bernie Sander

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US House Passes 1st Major Prison Reform Measure in 8 Years The rate of imprisonment in the United States is the highest in the world. Many lawmakers and policy experts have called the situation a prison epidemic. But, Representative Hakeem Jeffries,

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The fire started Saturday afternoon. Fire officials didnt yet know how it started, but they suspected arson. Arsonists listen to weather reports. They get excited when they hear that the Los Angeles area is going to have Santa Ana winds, which can bl

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Republicans are firing back president Obama after he accused the GOP of holding middle link of Americans quoted hostage.He said the Bush air tax cut should be extended for everyone including wealthier Americans.They say failure to do so will sharply

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It's February 29th and we are ready to leap into today's news headlines.Hi,everyone,I am Carl Azuz,coming to you from CNN news room in Atlanta,Georgia. First up.The race for delegates,in order to win the Republican party's presidential nomination thi

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Student Military Service军训生活You: We had military training in july this summer in Changping. For 15 days we stayed in a barracks and underwent military training. Day in and day out we had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning, and then we went

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Can the state force you to attend Alcoholics Anonymous, or similar programs with religious overtones? Before I go any further, Im happy to tell you that this article is brought to you by Carbonite Pro. For a free trial

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Michigan Lawmaker Defends Workers' Right to Smoke Off the Job 密歇根立法者保护工人非工作时间吸烟的权利 A state senator in Michigan has taken up the cause of four workers who were f

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European news publishers will be given the right to levy fees on internet platforms such as Google if search engines show snippets of their stories, under radical copyright reforms being finalised by the European Commission. 根据欧盟委员会(Eur

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We Americans love our fast food. And a new study shows that a little thing like a nutrition label is not gonna stop us when we want a breakfast burrito. In January 2009 King County, Washington imposed mandatory menu labeling on all restaurant chains

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President Bush has arrived in South Korea at the start of his Asian tour. The president's plane landed today at a military airport near the South Korean capital. He is expected to meet with South Korea's president tomorrow. North Korea's nuclear pro

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Clean water is now a major concern in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where the downtown area is submerged under murky flood waters that have contaminated several collection wells. City officials say supplies of drinking water may last only three or four days un

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As we begin 2006, we are hearing more good news about the American economy. This week we learned that our economy added 108,000 jobs in December and has added over 400,000 jobs in the last two months. Our unemployment ra

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Immigrant Hopes To Renew Ancient Chinese Art 移民希望振兴中国古代艺术 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. The Chinese art of paper cutting has a long history. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and

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Winners at CMA Awards It was a big night for Miranda Lambert at the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards, presented Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee. Lambert went into this years Country Music Association Awards race with nine nominati

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加州州长下令节水 Environmentalists warn the world is facing serious water shortages and the United States is no exception. While parts of the country may get too much snow and rain, that is not the case in the southwest. California has been d

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Aren't you Isabella Swan? a male voice asked. 你是伊萨贝拉斯旺吧?一个男声问道。 I looked up to see a cute, baby-faced boy, his pale blond hair carefully gelled into orderly spikes, smiling at me in a friendly way. He obviously didn't

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Pensions in Nigeria 尼日利亚的退休金计划 Fewer ghosts, more savings 少消耗 多储蓄 After an unpromising start,Nigeria is beginning to encourage local saving and investment 在一个不靠谱的开端之后,尼日利亚开始鼓励当地

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Francoise Roels is the only woman among 12 board members at Cofinimmo. But that's about to change. The top brass of the leading listed real-estate investor in Belgium will soon have a completely different set-up. Last year Belgium introduced gender q

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