CNN 2011-12-24

One person who is well and truly in the_of tax cuts,payroll tax cuts is Glenn Habbord,the chief economic advisor to the Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.He says the US needs more,the permanent than the tax cut extension.And Gland have you join me n

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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has launched the formal process to review and challenge mainstream climate science. The critique will reportedly be modeled on how the U.S. military identifies battlefield vulnerabilities

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Another hallmark of the Obama administration is the Iran nuclear deal. And a deadline looms this weekend to certify whether Tehran is in compliance and whether the agreement is in the U.S. national security interest. There is fierce debate over what

CNN 2008-04-09

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I am Nicole Lapin. Thanks so much for checking in with us today. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Law enforcement officers in West Texas have been searching a polygamist compound and now they have a

Bank doors open to private funds

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When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed. There were pieces of me all over the tidy, tan tiles. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, explaining it was for the best, I could do better, it was his fault and no

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Congressional Vote on Debt Issue Delayed

The White House says it remains confident that congressional leaders can come together and work out a way to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before an August 2 deadline. A top aide to President Obama spoke as Republicans controlling the House of Represen

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But this was just the beginning of his analysis. 但是，这仅仅是他的分析的起点。 Becker observed that people do acquire general human capital, but they often do so at their own expense, rather than that of employers. 贝克尔注意到，

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So how much do we know about what's inside the Earth? Very little. 因此说，我们对地球的内部情况究竟了解多少？很少。 Scientists are generally agreed that the world beneath us is composed of four layers, 科学家们普遍认为，

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