This is AP News Minute. Congressional Republicans are preparing to hear directly from President Trump on Thursday as he heads to Philadelphia. Trump is expected to speak to House and Senate GOP lawmakers in Philly for their annual policy retreat. Bri

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今天我们要学的词是 compel. Compel 动词,有强迫的意思。U.S. Democratic lawmakers are trying to compel a government interpreter to testify about what was discussed during President Donald Trump's one-on-one meeting with Russian leade

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Photo: AP Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid left, listens as Sen. Charles Schumer speaks during press conference on Capitol Hill, 24 Dec 2009 When lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return to work in January, they will face the

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Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third

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Andres Idarraga is a Yale University law student, a rights activist and a convicted felon. He recently testified before Congressional subcommittee on changing current voting restrictions for former felons. In the United States, most people convicted

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USCongressGetsConflictingAdviceonEconomy,Debt For U.S. lawmakers, no issue is more pressing or contentious than how to revive an ailing American economy while confronting a $14.7 trillion national debt. Complicating this monumental task is a sharp di

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Former Drug CEO Martin Shkreli Angers Lawmakers 前美国制药企业高管激怒国会议员 A former U.S. pharmaceutical business executive has angered lawmakers by refusing to explain why he raised the price of a life-saving pill by 5,000 percent.

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Congress is back in Washington, and it's going to be a hectic September. Lawmakers were already facing urgent deadlines to avert a government shutdown and to raise the nation's debt limit. But then Hurricane Harvey hit, and today

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NOEL KING, HOST: Lawmakers in California are about to start debating a bill that would make doctors screen pregnant women and new mothers for mental health problems. Many doctors do not like this idea. From member station KQED in San Francisco, April

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many state legislatures around this country have a serious human resources problem. Salaries for being a state legislator are relatively low. And as Johnny Kauffman of member station WABE reports, not everybody can afford to do t

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Jasper Tsang, Chairman of The Legislative Council in Hong Kong, says tightened security arrangements for the complex are in place to prevent clashes. The latest risk assessment by the Police indicates that there is a likelihood of the Legislative Cou

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By Dan Robinson Washington 13 December 2007 Some lawmakers in the U.S. Congress continue to caution that the recent U.S. intelligence report on Iran's nuclear program does not support a conclusion that Iran has given up its ambitions to develop a nuc

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Reviewing and discussing amendments to the Chinese Constitution have been a major task for national legislators and political advisors gathered in Beijing for their annual sessions. The draft revisions have won support from Chinese leaders, lawmakers

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionThe Chinese government demands Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe correct his mistakes following the Yaukuni visit and work for peace of the Asia-Pacific. Hundreds of

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By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 01 December 2007 Iraq's political process was thrown into new turmoil on Saturday when the main Sunni bloc walked out of parliament to protest a crackdown on its leader.The latest political upheaval came as suspected Al-Q

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By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel

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今天我们要学的词是clunker。 Clunker有旧车、破车的意思。为了帮助汽车市场走出低谷,美国国会众议院批准了一项计划。The plan offers up to $4500 to consumers who trade in gas-guzzling clunkers for new models,

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今天我们要学的词是stance。 Stance, 立场。美国第一夫人米歇尔.巴马不允许两个女儿在脸谱网上开帐户。 Many parents approved of her stance, 很多家长都十分赞成她的这一立场。 Maryland Senator Jim Brochi

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今天我们要学的词是lobbyist. Lobbyist 说客。Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that lawmakers should wait for six years before they become lobbyists. 美国前佛罗里达州州长杰布.布什说,国会议员离职后应该等六年,

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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

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