President Obama says his administration's 825-billion-dollar economic recovery plan is aimed to doing far more than pulling the nation out of recession and creating jobs. This is not just a short-term program to boost employment. It's one that will

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U.S. Supports Religious Freedom Around The World 美国支持全球宗教自由 The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan social science fact tank [research organization], recently released a report on religious hostilities. According to the study, in 2

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Poor Countries Denied Chance to Succeed? 贫困国家还有成功出路吗? A Harvard professor said developing countries were forced down an economic path in the 20th Century that lacked innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. As a result, he s

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From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Dear Friends, Shalom! That is Pope Benedict XVI speaking in New York today. The pontiff visited a synagogue. The Pope is also scheduled to hold an ecumenical prayer service. The latest stops on Benedict'

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Congressional lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill this week for a special session on the nation's teetering auto industry. Today the Senate began debate on whether to come to its aid. NPR's Brian Miller reports. As domestic carmakers teeter on the br

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Crews are searching the Hudson River for the engines from the US Airways jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in the water yesterday. National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Kitty Higgins says they are also trying to lift the b

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奥巴马在北卡罗来纳州穆尔斯维尔(Mooresville)的一所中学发表演讲时问道:我们的国家希望人们在喝咖啡有免费的Wi-Fi,为什么学校就不能拥有这样的服务?

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Democratic leaders want Congress to focus on a bailout for the U.S. auto industry during next week's lame-duck session of Congress. But Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says it should not be tied to the 700-billion-dollar rescue package for troubled

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The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing where lawmakers expressed frustration about the continually changing Treasury Department program to help financial institutions. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. Banks testified on how they are spending funds

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Transcript From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congress today, the economy may contract in the first half of 2008. He largely stayed away from using the term recession however, he did not

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President Bush in a somewhat reflective final news conference at the White House today indicated he has wondered whether there are some things he could have done better. However, on the matter of his administration's handling of the current economic

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The top Hamas political official says the Israeli attacks on Gaza have destroyed any chance of negotiated settlement with Israel. The speech by Khaled Mashal showed no hint of a willingness to end rocket fire unless all its demands are met. NPR's Pe

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Media Group: Press Freedom Weakens in Several Countries, Cyberspace 几个国家和互联网的新闻自由受限 For the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has added cyberspace as a category on its yearly risk list, which highlights pl

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Chicagos Argonne Lab Developing Battery of the Future CHICAGO In 2012, the Department of Energys Office of Science awarded a $120 million grant to a new technology center focused on battery development - headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory i

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Obama Goes to UN With Islamic State, Ebola on Agenda 奥巴马在联合国与伊斯兰国家讨论埃博拉防治 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama will head to the United Nations General Assembly this coming week with two missions: to rally interna

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Pacific Rim Countries Reach Landmark Trade Agreement 环太平洋国家达成具有里程碑意义的贸易协议 The United States and 11 other countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set

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Report: 30 Countries Highly Vulnerable to Ebola-like Epidemics 报告显示30个国家极易流行博尔纳病毒 A new report warns that nearly 30 countries are highly vulnerable to an Ebola-like epidemic. Save the Children says those countries have

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文艺复兴时期大师皮耶罗画作亮相美国国家美术馆 With 44 paintings on display until May 3, the National Gallery of Art is introducing Piero di Cosimo to the public. 在这场持续到5月3日的展出期间,国家美术馆艺术正向

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1、付帐(cash):右手拇指、食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上作出写字的样子,这是表示在饭馆要付帐的手势。 2、动脑筋(use your brains)机敏一点(being clever):用手指点点自己的

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The United States and other nations have agreed to work together to oppose the Islamic State militant group. The group now controls parts of Iraq and Syria. This week, two Iraqi girls won a personal victory by escaping from Islamic State militants. H

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