NPR 2011-10-21

President Obama is calling this a momentous day for Libya hours after the world learned that ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi was dead. Today, we can definitely say that the Gaddafi regime has come to an end. The last major regime strongholds have fal

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Understanding Donald Trump's intentions has bedevilled China since he took office. 自唐纳德特朗普上任以来，理解他的意图成了中国的困扰。 So it continued this week when the American president made comments that could signal a

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Global debt sales reached a record this year, led by companies gorging on cheap borrowing costs that are now threatened by Donald Trumps pledge to fire up the US economy. 今年全球债务发售达到了创纪录的水平，主要发债方是那些积

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So, do you have any questions for me? This common refrain toward the close of a job interview can make even the best of us stammer when the tables are turned. But with the national unemployment rate over 8%, sharp interview skills are more important

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US Cities Entice Foreign Investors With Green Cards Regions within the United States, hit hard by the economic recession are actively seeking foreign investors to help create more jobs. In exchange, the U.S. government is giving permanent residency,

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你没看错! 法国人邀请奥巴马参选总统!

Could France elect Barack Obama president? Not really -- but that's not stopping the organizers of Obama17, a guerrilla campaign trying to entice the former U.S. president to head to Paris. 法国会选举贝拉克奥巴马当总统吗？不见得--这

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Dear Annie: Im in charge of a product development team at a Fortune 500 company, and right now the division head and I are setting a couple of big goals for 2015, especially regarding products we want to roll out by mid-year. I think our deadlines fo

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Business 商业报道 The psychology of discounting 打折心理学 Something doesn't add up 就是算不对 How marketers can take advantage of consumers'innumeracy 且看营销人员如何利用数学盲消费者 WHEN retailers want to entice custo

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Urban planning 城市规划 Rail ambition 铁路大设想 Cities used to think modern art could save them. Now it's railway stations 城市的救命稻草由过去的现代艺术转为地铁车站 IN JANUARY commuters voted Birmingham New Street one

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft's cloud-based software Microsoft Office 365 on Wednesday experienced its first major outage since its introduction in late June. At approximately 11:30 a.m. PDT, Microsoft became aware of a networking issu

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Onions Are Toxic to Your Pets 洋葱是宠物杀手？ You may already know that chocolate can be lethal to your pet, but did you know that onions can be toxic to your cats and dogs too? And Im not just talking about their breath. You see all forms o

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Argentina's debt 阿根廷债务 Let's not make a deal 别签协议啦 Argentina may spurn a chance to settle with its creditors 阿根廷或将还债机会弃如敝履 WHEN Argentina defaulted on its debt for the second time in 13 years last July, t

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