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The Capitol is certainly the center of American politics, but a new website from the Non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics shows that the Capitol is also a center of wealth. According to data on
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The Treasury Department announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on some US savings bonds. NPR's Barbara Mantell reports that the 1.5 point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors. The Treasury said it is lowering the r
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1When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2But he went only as far as the king's gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed
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1After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2All the royal officials at the king's gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for
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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. What began more than a year ago is often described as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The downturn is bad, but it would have to get much worse to compare to the nineteen thirties. In
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1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants Congress to give him new powers to regulate huge companies like AIG. During a hearing in Congress, Geithner said the government must ensure the country never has to slog through a massive bailout again. 2
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This is AP News Minute. Hurricane Harvey is already making its presence known across a large portion of Texas. Harvey is forecast to make landfall as a category 3 storm along the Lone Star State's Gulf Coast. And experts are warning residents to expe
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IN THE NEWS - California Ruling Opens New Front in Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage A ban is overturned in the nation's largest state. Also, in another civil rights case, a federal court rules that America's paper money discriminates against the blind.
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BEIJING/WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- As Jacob Lew was sworn into office as the new U.S. Treasury Secretary on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama has so far put in place three key positions in his second-term cabinet. However, what greeted Lew,
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Experts tracking the economic impact of Hurricane Sandy say storm damage could cut U.S. economic growth three-tenths of one percent in the last few months of this year. Gregory Daco, of IHS Global Insight said rebuilding activity probably will keep t
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Report: $2 Billion in Diamonds Stolen From Zimbabwe Fields A rights group says nearly $2 billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields since 2008, with the money going to cronies of President Robert Mugabe. Partner
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Apple will on Tuesday be hit with Europes largest tax penalty after Brussels ruled that the company received illegal state aid from Ireland. 苹果(Apple)将在周二接到欧洲最大的税收罚单，此前布鲁塞尔裁定该公司得到了爱尔兰
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua)-- The Unites States needs to address its budget deficit, but measures to be taken should not bring counterproductive effects as the nation also face jobs and growth deficits, said a renowned U.S. economist and President O
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1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will unveil the Obama administration's new framework to aid the financial sector on Tuesday. Geithner had been scheduled to announce the plan Monday. He will use the delay to focus on the Senate's effort to pas
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Greece's financial plight is easing a bit, with the government receiving the first segment of its new bailout and at the same time attracting investors for a bond offering. Greek officials said Tuesday the Athens government has received $10 billion f
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BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States on Friday agreed they would work together in optimizing the investment environment for companies in both countries. The consensus was reached by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Council
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Finance and economics: The world economy: Our election, your problem 财经：世界经济：我们的选举，你们的问题 A Trump presidency will be bad for the world economy and worse for places outside America. 对于世界经济来说，特朗普
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua)-- The crisis in the euro zone has sent shocks to the United States through trade and financial channels, given the important cross-Atlantic economic linkage, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday. The
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Thousands of extra police are on duty in Pittsburgh Trouble has flared as world leaders gather in the US city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit. Reports said riot police used pepper gas and fired rubber bullets at protesters on a march near the venue
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Pensions 养老金 Pot luck 随用随取的钱罐 The chancellor hands more freedom to retirees 财政大臣给予退休人员更多的自由 GET out those cruise brochuresretirees may soon be going on a spending spree. Historically, most Britons wit
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