President Barack Obama is expected on Friday to unveil his proposal for gradually reducing U.S. troop strength in Iraq. Mr. Obama will make the announcement at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base in North Carolina. 预计美国总统奥巴马星期五将公布

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Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has made his first official trip to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During his visit, Smith made clear that the new Australian government will go ahead with its plan to withdraw i

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今天学的词组是wild card。 Wild card指的是体育比赛中的特许参赛资格。也就是所谓的外卡。比如,韩国队在亚洲锦标赛中败给卡塔尔队,没有资格参加世界篮球锦标赛。不过有预计说,韩国队或

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JEFFREY BROWN:And finally to the third of our Veterans Day reports, a novel set in Iraq and on the home front. It tells the story of a character named John Bartle, a 21-year-old private from rural Virginia. The novel, titled The Yellow Birds, has bee

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President Obama meets with his national security team, including top military officers, Wednesday to begin to chart a new U.S. policy toward Iraq and Afghanistan. 奥巴马总统星期三和他的国家安全团队举行会议,开始制定美国对伊

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In Congress, Few Firm Ideas on Iraq Conflict 美国会商议如何应付伊拉克局势 CAPITOL HILL Swift gains by radical Sunni militants in Iraq are provoking widespread concerns among U.S. lawmakers of both major political parties. But few are go

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伊拉克库尔德战士呼吁美国援助更多武器 Peshmerga commanders say they their weapons are just not good enough. 伊拉克库尔德斯坦自由战士的指挥官表示他们的武器只是不够精良。 Out of four heavy machine guns on

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President Bush has delivered his final State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people. He urged the American public to support his Iraq policies and called on lawmakers to take action to boost the U.S. economy. 布什总统星期一晚上

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A panel of British lawmakers warns that Afghanistan could implode and Iraq become a failed state, without strong support from the West and neighboring countries. 英国议会一个委员会警告说,如果得不到西方国家和邻国的有力支持

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The president began his day by hosting a breakfast at the White House for Gold Star Families - those who have lost loved ones in war. 这一天,总统首先在白宫举行早餐会,宴请那些获得金星奖的家庭,也就是那些在战争中失去

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The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Army General Ray Odierno, said Tuesday that American combat forces have completed the planned withdrawal from Baghdad and other urban areas. 美军驻伊拉克最高指挥官、陆军将军奥迪耶诺星期二说

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Regional Security Boosts Archeology in Northern Iraq 地区安全促进伊拉克考古的发展 NORTHERN IRAQ The mineral wealth and relative security of Iraqi Kurdistan has created a haven for foreign investment. Now, the regions historical richness

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Iraq's Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from serving in government posts. President Bush quickly hailed the move as an important step. 伊拉克议会通过了一项法律

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In congressional testimony this week, the top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq reported what they called real but fragile progress, and urged caution in any discussion of further U.S. troop withdrawals, beyond the end of the surge in July

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Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander in Iraq as well as the U.S. ambassador to B

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Turkey's military said they have killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday for a total 153 rebels and 17 Turkish soldiers killed during fighting in northern Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq's national security adviser has expressed concern that Turkey's attacks in Iraq m

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U.S. President Barack Obama says he is looking at all kinds of options in Afghanistan - including reaching out to more moderate elements of the Taliban. 美国总统巴拉克.奥巴马说,他正在考虑美国在阿富汗的所有选择,包括跟塔

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U.S. President George Bush is sending more U.S. forces to Afghanistan while withdrawing about 8,000 troops from Iraq. Those wars and U.S. troop levels are part of this year's presidential campaign. 美国总统布什在从伊拉克撤回8千士兵的同

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Two former U.S. State Department officials say the Bush administration has done little to fight corruption in Iraq. In testimony to a congressional panel Monday, they said administration policy has allowed corruption to fester - an accusation the Sta

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今天我们要学的词是cope with。 To cope with,处理,对付。挪威7月22日发生致命袭击事件后, The country is struggling to cope with the tragedy, 整个国家努力应对这场悲剧。金融危机期间, A lot of companies a

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