The death toll has risen in the devastating mudslide in Washington States. Jason Biermann is with the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management. They have identified one more victim, bring the total of confirmed fatalities to 18 and we also

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Weekly Address: President Obama Lauds Clean Energy Projects as Key to Creating 每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统称赞清洁能源计划为创新的关键 WASHINGTON In this weeks address, President Obama announced that due to clean energy incentive

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The Aldens ran upstairs to a room with windows that overlooked the front lawn. This is where we found the old paper, Benny said. And now its gone, Violet added. Henry went over to the windows. Roscoe was standing by the empty goldfish pond. He glance

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Althea led them into the dining room just as a tour group was leaving. Well have this room to ourselves until the next group comes, she said. Benny glanced around. Dining rooms were only interesting when there was food on the table. Mr. Jefferson was

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The others crowded around Jessie. It is the star ruby! Benny breathed. How did you know it was in the dirt pile? Your joke about rocks sleeping in a bed of rocks gave me the idea to look here, Jessie said to him. And when I saw that rain river in the

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Kerry to Meet with Palestinian President Kerry opened this latest round of peace efforts in Amman in talks with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on the Arab League peace initiative, the private sector plan to improve the economy of the

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The Federal Government is facing strong opposition from the banks about plans to scrap mortgage exit fees. Banks say they might charge higher interest rates in order to compensate for the lost revenue if the Government goes ahead with the plans. Fede

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on feburaryheat transcript by Roonatic Good morning. Australians have been warned to prepare for interest rate rises as the economy shows signs of recovery in the wake of positive comments from the Reserve Bank governor. The federal government is def

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Labor's hit out at Tony Abbott for failing, they say, to understand his own broadband policy. The Coalition yesterday released a six-billion-dollar plan to extend Internet services through a mix of cable and wireless technology. And it confirmed it w

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The Aldens had just sat down to eat when Pete burst into the dining room. He was wearing large orange boots. Their thick rubber soles left a line of snow stars on the floor as he stormed along. Freddy followed after him. She pulled off her orange, gr

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A cookie-favoring physicist has created what appears to be the world's first Oreo separator. 一个不喜欢夹心的物理学家制造出了世界上第一台奥利奥夹心分离机。 David Neevel, an artist and inventor based in Portland, Ore., w

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196. Scarlet斯嘉丽 scarcely-screen There was a young theater student who was barely scraping by working as a waitress in restaurants. She had applied for many scholarships but was denied every time. She had great hopes of becoming a great actress

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A second woman is presumed dead from rising flood waters in Larimer County, Colorado, the widespread flooding has led to hundreds of missing person reports. But officials expect the numbers to drop. Authroties have given the final go-ahead for a dari

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It is hard to imagine, but it could happen anywhere in the world - an atomic blast set off by terrorists. The U.S. military is training for that possibility in the United States. More than 3,000 Army troops and National Guard - the state militias - a

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The Federal Government will make its third attempt to scrap the carbon tax next week. Clive of, Clive Palmer scuttled the latest attempt yesterday when his Senators voted against the repeal legislation because of a deepening coup he is requested amen

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Bank-breaking and badly paid collecting scrap metal is a means to survive for migrants in Barcelona. A cartload can weigh hundreds of kilograms which can be sold to recycling firms for about 35 dollars or 50 dollars if the seller is lucky. Supporters

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 November 2007 France is bracing for its second major transportation strike in a month, beginning Tuesday evening. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports - although most French do not support the strike - it reflects wider discontent

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 29 October 2007 North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il ended his visit to Vietnam, where he traveled from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Kim is responsible for running North Korea's economy, and is believed to want to apply less

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The Bush administration Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to a diplomatic resolution of the Iran nuclear issue though also saying it forecloses no options in dealing with the matter. The comments followed an Israeli newspaper story that U.S. military

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Leading our news this morning, hundreds of Australian families are still desperately trying to make contact with their loved ones in Nepal after the weekends earthquake disaster. The death toll has now reached 2500. International help is arriving in

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