A: Oh, thank God you are here, officer. B: I came as soon as I could. What a mess! A: When I left for school today, everything was fine. Then I came home to find my apartment had been broken into. B: Was the door locked when you came home? A: I dont

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Halle Berry is an award-winning actress, fashion model, beauty queen, and businesswoman. She won a Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball and a Golden Raspberry Worst Actress award for her role in Catwoman. Berry is one of Hollywoods highest-paid star

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To Benjamin Baily. Inverary, 18th July My dear Bailey; I am certain I have not a right feeling towards Womenat this moment I am striving to be just to them but I cannotIs it because they fall so far beneath my boyish imagination? When I was a schoolb

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 01 February 2006 Ivory Coast's popular northern opposition leader, Alassane Ouattara, has formally regained his position as leader of his party three years after he fled into exi

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By Bill Gasperini Moscow 26 December 2006 Turkmenistan's top legislative body says a presidential election will be held on February 11 to select a successor to longtime authoritarian leader Saparmurat Niyazov, who died last week. The People's Counci

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 24 May 2006 Charles Konan Banny greets villagers in Meagui In war-divided Ivory Coast disarmament and personal identification, the two obstacles to elections, saw partial success in a pilot program this week. There is little si

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Anna Wilson Marries Country and Pop on 'Countrypolitan Duets' Country meets pop and jazz on a new album by singer-songwriter Anna Wilson. Anna Wilson taps into Nashville's so-called Countrypolitan era with the help of past and present country stars a

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Colm O'Riain is an Irish violinist. Pireeni Sundaralingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil poet. They're married and have created a unique music that sounds out their common experience of exile and immigration. Perhaps the best way to introduce the marital and

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今天又要讲两个大选年里新闻界常会用来报导选情的习惯用语。但是今天的两个习惯用语不再是来自体育运动的,而是来自美国文化的另一个侧重面: 宗教。 我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: no

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: One of the most acclaimed poets of the 20th century has died. John Ashbery won every major prize, including a Pulitzer and a National Book Award, along with a so-called MacArthur genius grant for more than 20 volumes of poetry. He

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A: Does every floor have a laundry room? B: Each hallway has a laundry room located near the stairway. A: Are they open for use around the clock? B: The laundry room near the recreation center is open twenty-four hours a day. The rest have posted hou

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The Auckland Art Gallery announced today that they will receive a very generous gift of 15 paintings. The gift is from Julian and Josie Robertson, an American couple who have spent some time in New Zealand for the last 30 years. They said they love N

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Veronica: Im finishing up for the day. Do you want to walk out together? Bogdan: Yeah, that would be great, if you dont mind waiting until Ive finished sending this email. Im letting Tom know that I got another account. That makes four new customers

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 02 November 2006 Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo has said he will not apply parts of a new U.N. Security Council resolution he considers unconstitutional. The resolution calls for greater powers to the transitional prime

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George: What are you doing? Joan: Im looking through these magazines to try and decide which plastic surgery procedures I should have next year. George: Youre not thinking of going under the knife . Joan: Yes, I am. Ive always wanted to improve on th

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Baby, what do you say we just get lost? Leave this one horse town like two rebels without a cause. I got people in Boston. Ain't your daddy still in Des Moines? We can pack up tomorrow. Tonight, let's flip a coin Heads, Carolina Tails, California. So

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