A woman in charge of rolling out health care reform answers for critics. Some of whom want her to resign. This is CNN exclusive. Let's get started. By next spring, every American is supposed to have health insurance. Most will get it through their em

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2013年(十)月

ESL Podcast 260 Business Trends GLOSSARY overview a general description of something without very much detail* The first chapter of this book is an overview of US history but the rest is aboutwhat has happened in the past few years. trend something t

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on caixiqiang, excellent! by homeway2000 Rio Tinto has declined to comment on / allegations that it has been spying in China for the past six years. Chinas state security watchdog has accused Stern Hu and his colleagues of spying there for the past s

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Two new opinion polls give opposing results on who voters want to lead the Federal Liberal Party. The latest Newspoll puts the Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull out in front with 32 percent, compared to 24 percent who prefer the shadow Treasurer Joe

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Rescuers in New Zealand are still waiting to enter the Pike River coal mine where 29 men are trapped, including two Australians. Its been almost three days since a gas explosion rocked the mine near Greymouth on the South Island. Officials say levels

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The former Prime Minister John Howard's return to the public eye has brought him a confrontation with David Hicks and saw him come under fire from footwear. On the ABC's Q A program, a man threw a shoe at Mr Howard in protest at Australia's involveme

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Investigation is underway into security at schools after the stabbing murder of a 12-year-old boy. Brisbane schoolboy Elliott Fletcher died yesterday after he was stabbed during a fight at St. Patricks College in Shorncliffe. A 13-year-old student is

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The latest Newspoll shows the Federal Coalition leads Labor in the primary vote for the first time since the election. The poll in the Australian newspaper shows the Coalitions primary vote at 41 percent to Labors 40 percent. When parliament resumes

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Hurricane Irene has left 14 people dead and a trail of destruction along America's east coast. The hurricane had lost some of its strength by the time it hit New York. It brought down power lines and flooded parts of Lower Manhattan. Millions of peop

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A new poll has taken the wind out of Julia Gillard's sails as the Prime Minister continues to try and sell her carbon tax. The latest Newspoll published in The Australian and taken just before the carbon tax announcement shows Labor's primary vote ha

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Federal Labour has made up more ground in the latest Newspoll. Its primary vote is up 2 per cent to 35 per cent. Now that's on top of a 5 per cent jump in the previous poll, but Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott remain equally unpopular with voters. The

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Leading the news this morning.Senior health service's union figures a pushing for the suspended national president Mark Williamson to resign.Union secretary Cathy Jackson has also called for the entire national executive to resign.She says some of th

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The top stories from ABC news. At least one home's been destroyed by a grassfire that's burning out of control in Melbourne's north. The 6,000-hectare blaze is threatening homes in Craigieburn, Wallert and Epping. Locals have been urged to stay indoo

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By Melinda Smith Washington 06 March 2008 Have you ever wished you could put aside your work just for a short nap? If so, you may be sleep deprived. Sleep experts saysleep deprivationis a common problem among many people who put in long hours on the

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Togo's main opposition party says it will contest results announced by the electoral commission that indicate the country's president has won re-election. According to provisional results announced late Saturday by the electoral commission, President

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Leading the news this morning. Southeast Queensland remains on flood alert as heavy rain continues to fall. One man has drowned and a woman is missing in the floodwaters. Gimpie is preparing for its second flood this year, the Marry River is expected

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The latest FairfaxNielsen poll shows Labor's primary vote has slipped another three percentage points to 29 percent.Support for the prime minister is at its lowest level now in a year. The poll also shows a return to Kevin Rudd as leader would wipe o

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Topics: dishonest political strategies; the Black Dahlia; treatment versus therapy; ending intimate letters and emails; youre entitled to your opinion Words: primaries platform push poll misleading illegitimate attack ad print smear campaign mud slin

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Don and Yael discuss a problem with the medical system that needs to be corrected. D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? Y: Yep. D: Heart disease

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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is being remembered as a strong but divisive leader. Baroness Thatcher has died in London following a stroke. She became Britain's first female prime minister in 1979 and transformed the U.K. with a rad

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