AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-26

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By Kari Barber Dakar 03 February 2007 Sierra Leone, which was recently forgiven more than $1.5 billion in debt, is now looking at how to spend the extra funds. Some in the impoverished nation say they worry the government will mishandle money set as

奥巴马每日发言Obama and Gary Locke(2009-03-06)

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If you pluck someone off the street, whether in New York or Seattle or Sacramento, and ask them how many steps people should aim for per day in order to get enough physical activity, theyll probably tell you 10,000. 无论在纽约或西雅图亦或是

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Obama Names Locke as New China Ambassador

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Nominee for the next U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke vows to boost US-China ties and expand bilateral trade. While countries applaud the arrest of Bosnian Serb wa