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By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 29 September 2006 watch Weaver's report Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved controversial new legislation proposed by President Bush on the treatment and trials of terror suspects in
bankruptcy, ['bŋkrʌptsi] n 破产,无偿付能力(破产者在法律上被判定为无偿债能力的人) 【例】go into bankruptcy 破产 【反】solvency(n 有尝债能力)
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Two U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would close a loophole in U.S. sanctions law. The measure would deny federal contracts to U.S. companies that do business - through foreign subsidia
By Dan Robinson Washington 18 July 2007 A U.S. congressional panel has approved legislation aimed at supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia, sending the bill to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. VOA's Dan Robinson has this report from C
Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and congressional oversight in the $700 billion bailout plan lawmakers are expected to debate this week to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Cap
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By Dan Robinson Washington 09 September 2006 Rwandan soldier guard on the outskirts of Thabit, North Darfur Influential lawmakers are expressing concern about the situation in Darfur, where a massing of Sudanese government forces has raised fears of
今天我们要学的词是bankruptcy。 Bankruptcy, 是破产的意思。星期一金融界的头条新闻是,美国第四大投资银行雷曼兄弟控股公司申请破产。 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S.
Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy' 拉脱维亚从破产中得救 Latvia's prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy. Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; 607m) from the budget
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 19 September 2007 Legislation that would have given detainees held by the United States the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts has been blocked in the Senate by lawmakers arguing the measure would undermine
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he has enough votes in the U.S. Senate to pass financial reform legislation. The president said several opposition Republicans and conservative Democrats have agreed to support the bill. President Obama said Sen
By Dan Robinson Washington 02 February 2006 House of Representatives lawmakers are proposing legislation to cut off U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority following the Hamas election victory. S
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BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature is considering the country's first national tobacco control law, according to a report released Wednesday. It is quite necessary to enact laws to control the dangers of smoking, says the report adop
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
Top legislator Zhang Dejiang briefed over three thousand lawmakers on the achievements in legislative work last year. The NPC Standing Committee enacted five laws, revised 37 laws and passed 17 reports. The law is of great value in the governance of